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by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 9:55 PM CDT
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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 30, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs
pretty intense
the best part is where the guy starts trying to judo chop the bear
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 30, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I love it when animals pop off like that
It’s like, ‘What good possible outcomes did you think could result from putting a bear on a leash?’
its a leash
the bear owned the leash to say the least
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 30, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
i love it
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 30, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
The guy looks like Luke Skywalker
At first I was wondering why Luke Skywalker is holding a bear, and then it dawned on me… he’s a karate dude.
wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but i wanted to pick up some power converters at tachi station!!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I can't stop watching that
So freaking awesome.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
That lady really should have said spumoni
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
OK since this is the official postgame thread I pose this question
When do you start looking to lock up Elvis long term?
Since it looks now like he will be a FA after 2014 at the age of 26 when would you look to get cost certainty through his arbitration years and possibly buy out a FA year or two?
As a comparison Jose Reyes inked an extension at the age of 23 during the 2006 season just before he hit arbitration. 4 years 23.5 million with an option for a 5th year.
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.
Why not?
Cost certainty is a huge deal nowadays for teams
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.
Give at least another year
There are other guys who the Rangers need to lock up first.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Who?
Hamilton? I agree but his should be pretty easy. Hes gonna let you buy FA years out because he won’t be a FA until 33 I believe so this may be his only really big contract he gets.
Elvis is gonna be a FA at 26. The earlier you can lock him up and buy some of those out the better. The closer he gets to FA, even a year into the bigs, the less I think he’ll want to give those away. Become a FA at 26, sign a 5 or 6 years deal and then become a FA again at 31 or 32 years old.
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.
Hamilton I believe will enter FA at the age of 31
So locking him up through the age of 33 or 34 when you can expect a hitter to start showing significant signs of decline isn’t a bad thing. I think you also can start thinking about FX2 since he will be a FA in a couple of years and is his arbitration years.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Nelson Cruz if he keeps on keepin on.
by Black Francis on May 30, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Is he going to enter FA the same time as Hamilton?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
No
He only had 1.082 of service time coming into the season so he will be the year after Hamilton.
I still think Cruz will get traded before he hits FA
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 don't know about extending Cruz then
He’s great and all, but he’s about a year older and will be entering FA a year later. Doesn’t seem worth it.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yeah
I may try and lock up his arbitration years for cost reasons but thats about it although i don’t know how exactly arbitrators will look at a guy his age(30+ when he gets to arbitration) and his late blooming when they give their decisions
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 just don't want to go through arbitration with players
Never a good thing for the team.
I’d have no problem locking up his arbitration years and adding a team option year to the end of it.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Of course you don't
But I think Nellie is gonna be a rare case. If he keeps this up he will be in a league just below Ryan Howard in terms of arbitration award. But then you look at his age and that has to factor into it.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Thought he had more than than
Nevermind. He’ll be old before he makes it. Sucks for him.
by Black Francis on May 30, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Frankie
Hadn’t thought about him. Hes a FA after next season. With the feeble nature of relievers I hadn’t thought about extending him.
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.
reyes > elvis right now though
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 30, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Reyes at 20 and Elvis at 20 are pretty similar
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 reyes wasnt signed until he was 23
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 30, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
jose?
he was in the majors at 20
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
He means he didn't sign his extension until 23
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.
sometime after the team sells
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
8yrs/40mm.
Who says no?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Just barely
Kins averages 4.4 mil per.
And I would do 8/40 in a heartbeat
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.
Ypu have to think he'd at least think about it too, right?
Sure he misses out on three potentially lucrative as ass shit years of FA, but he gets financial security for life.
For a 20 year old that has to be a huge consideration.
Here’s how it’d compare to Longoria’s deal:
08:$0.5M, 09:$0.55M, 10:$0.95M, 11:$2M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$6M, 14:$7.5M club option ($3M buyout), 15:$11M club option, 16:$11.5M club option.
Of course since TB smartly Longoria’d Longoria, they were buying out one year less of FA, and they used club options for the FA years, but Evan was a good bit older than Elvis, too.
Still… maybe a little less for Elvis. I dunno.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
No offense to Elvis
But I don’t think he’ll ever hit as good as Longoria. That guy is the complete package.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
By day he is GDawg1... by night he becomes: MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS!!!!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Sidenote
I hate that damn 1 at the end of my username. It is the bane of my existence. The switch to 2.0 wouldn’t let me keep my original username for whatever reason.
And looking back at that statement, that was an extremely stupid thing to say and I deserve all the crap I get for it.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
coulda been TheGdawg
just sayin
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
You can email SB Nation
and get that changed. I had my original user name changed.
That's why they call them business sox
I just went to the SB Nation Main Page
And clicked on “contact us.” After that, it makes you select from a drop screen about the reasons you’re emailing them. I selected “other,” and just asked them to change my user name. It took about three days.
That's why they call them business sox
I lol'd.
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
And Longoria is a different player than Elvis
HRs are gonna net more money than steller D and speed.
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.
Probably the Rangers
I think the Rangers would like to do something a little bit less than that right now.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Probably the last two years as team options or something.
But that’s the general vicinity I’d think they’d look to lock him up for.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Less money or less years?
Buying out a kids potential FA years at the age of 26, 27, and 28 isn’t going to be cheap. I would structure it like this:
1.5, 2.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7
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.
D-Tron just posted Longoria's contract above
47.5 million total (when his options undoubtedly get picked up). Elvis is a great player and his offense is playing much better than anyone thought it would, but he’ll never hit as good as him and won’t be much (if at all) better than him defensively. Your structuring is also pretty wrong. He might get part of his contract as a signing bonus, but he won’t have a salary of 1.5 and 2.5 million in the next 2 years when he would otherwise be making a few hundred thousand. I think if you sign Andrus to a deal now, you look at something structured similar to Longoria’s (and I’m sure other players’ contracts too). If I make an offer to him this offseason, its 5 years and 15 million dollars to take him to FA and then have 2 or 3 team option years on top of that to kick the total contract up to a possible 35ish million dollars. You can even give him generous buyouts (since that isn’t likely to ever be needed) and fill it with some GG award incentives too.
I don’t think Andrus would say no to that deal. He’ll still be able to hit FA right in his prime and gets a guaranteed huge pay day until that time.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Andrus
For one thing Longoria isn’t 20 years old when he came up last year. Age plays a huge factor in this. And you can structure the contract however you want. I would structure it that way because the next couple years we look to have low payrolls anyway and so an extra million or two won’t kill us. And what it does is down the road in 2012 or whatever instead of having Andrus count 10 million against us its only 6 or 7 so theres 4 million you could have to sign someone else.
The options are fine im not concerned about that. But you can’t compare buying out a guys FA years at 28 or 29 to buying out a 26 or 27 year olds FA years.
Thinking as an agent would think a 26 year old can have two more monster contracts. A 5 year one to get to 31 years old then another long term deal at 31. A 28 year old is probably only gonna have one big contract so whether it happens at 28 or 29 or 30 isn’t that big a deal
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.
Oh my gosh, you are an asswhip.
You argue just to argue.
Yes Steve, you are right, ALWAYS!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
How am I arguing
I thought it was a good discussion about locking up a good young player to an extension. If all you are gonna do is bitch about me having a discussion please feel free to just hit “z” and move on. Now if you have anything useful to add to this conversation please do.
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.
If you wouldn't have considered giving him that type of contract in March
Then I think it is pretty stupid to think about it now.
Well
In March he hadn’t played a single ML inning yet so of course I had reservations
I don’t think I have ever said I didn’t want to extend Andrus. I have said I think it was wrong to start him in the majors and lose that extra year of control and that has nothing to do with this discussion.
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 brought it up
I said if you wouldn’t have thought about giving him 8 years for 40 million in spring training, if you would have thought that was crazy in spring training, then 2 months shouldn’t change your mind.
I wasn't really thinking about extending him when he hadn't played a single ML inning yet
I was more concerned with having him under team control for 7 years as opposed to 6. And I did have my doubts as to how he would perform. He has far exceeded my wildest dreams both offensively and defensively so far. And it is readily apparent how his defense and the teams defense has helped this turnaround from last year. So now 2 months into the season I am looking forward to the future and his future with this team.
I doubt anyone thinks about giving a guy who hasn’t played a single ML game yet that kind of money
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 played first.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Only a a week or so I think.
He was called up right after the date to Longoria prospects, then signed it in late April, so there’s only about a two week window in there that he could have played.
It depends exactly when in late April he signed that thing.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Was there rumors of giving him that contract before the season even started?
I ask because I don’t know. I didn’t and don’t follow the Rays that close but I find it hard to imagine people wanted to lock him up to that kind of deal when he hadn’t played a ML game yet.
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.
If they did thats a very ballsy move
Do you think if he hadn’t come out and had a .950 OPS his first week they would have still done it or at least waited?
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.
"For one thing"
is always a horrible way to start a civil discourse…it implicitly assumes that your point is correct.
And, it’s my message board, and I’ll “z” if I want to, “z” if i want to.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I didn't mean it that way at all
I meant it as I had multiple points to make. Those being Longorias age when he came up and then the fact you can sructure a contract however you want.
Didn’t mean to get your feathers all ruffled
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.
Thanks.
I’m good, are you?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
At least one person got it...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
More accurately
at least one person cared enough to reply, though I always appreciate a good 60s musical reference.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
As smart as I think it is
For a FA to look at contract lengths like that, it just doesn’t happen much. The closest thing you get is opt-out clauses. A-Rod for instance got that 10 year deal at the age of 25. FAs will look to get as many years and as many dollars as they can at the time they are FAs. They don’t look at what the contract after that could be unless you are looking at somewhat similar dollar values.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
His opt out was at the age of 31
Perfect FA age.
Pujols came up as a 21 year old, signed a huge deal at 23 that allows him to be a FA at 31 (assuming the Cards exercise his option)
Reyes came up at 20, would have been a FA at 26/27 but signed his deal at 23 to make him a FA again at 29 assuming the Mets exercise his option
I can’t think right now of too many more guys who would have been FAs that young to go off of. Most guys don’t become FAs until 28 at the earliest and they usually sell one or two of their FA years early.
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.
Matt Palmer looks really good tonight
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Win number 21 of the month tomorrow
Its crazy how well this team has played so far. I can barely believe that we’ve been playing this well at any other point in the decade.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
You get a rec from me
It takes a big man to show up and eat some crow like that.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Very true.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
+1
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 30, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Eating crow
Moscoso has pitched on game and he should eat crow? I don’t agree with Finnerty on Moscoso, but not because of one inning.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
When...
…did people start considering guys with 90 mph fastballs “soft tossers”? That’s an above average velocity in MLB. Not by a lot, but it is.
by Black Francis on May 30, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I was wrong to call him a soft tosser
But I wouldnt consider 90 mph to be an above average fastball velocity from a RHP. He definitely looked better than I gave him credit for. I was off.
by Finnerty.Fan on May 30, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
geren'd
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
I see that, you sneaky biotch.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Man this is cool.
At least 7-6 over the next two weeks, please. NYY, BOS, TOR, LAD.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
As i said before the first yankees series
Just don’t get swept.
the preceding post was a great success.
That stretch
I think the Rangers will do alright. Say they go 2-4 on the road at Boston and NY, they could easily go 5-2 at home against the Jays and Dodgers. The Dodgers road record is 16-12 and the Jays is an abyssmal 11-17. It helps to play them at home.
I predicted a
1-5 NY-Bos roadtrip before the season. I would be happy if the go 2-4.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Umm Buzz...he only threw 22 in the first
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.
Rangers vs A's(s)
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on May 30, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 13 recs
that is awesome, it needs to be in more threads
Derek Holland-2011 AL Cy Young
by Martijn1309 on May 30, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
so did that actually happen
or what, i dont remember seeing that, ir someone trying to drown another swimmer
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by studcrackers on May 30, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course it happened.
Everything you see on the intertubes actually happened.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 31, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Who's the guy here that makes the .gifs from Rangers broadcasts?
We need one of the red tank top dude’s failures.
Everytime I capture a video from the web now it stutters and freezes and such
Using the same program on the same web stuff before worked.. so uh.. yeah I I’m currently incapable of getting anything.
the preceding post was a great success.
someone with photoshop skills
please change the text in this to rangers vs ??
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."
finnerty vs moscoso
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 30, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, please do this
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
1st place biatches
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 110
by red3biggs on May 30, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
i never noticed the images in the background
this is brilliance
Derek Holland-2011 AL Cy Young
by Martijn1309 on May 30, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
DShep was the master of this i think.
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 110
Weird
had to refresh to see the fail. sigh
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 110
+1
With mine below.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 30, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
X
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 30, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions
GMJ
bunt fail
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."
GMJ
contract fail
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
This.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 30, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
That was the easiest to call bad contract... ever
the preceding post was a great success.
by DShep on May 30, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah
I’d have to say taht someone like Chan Ho was just as bad, if not worse….
my sig is better than yours
But was it as easy to call at the time it was signed?
I’d say GMJ was one of the easiest to call at the time.
It just made absolutely zero sense.
At least with the Ho you knew it was a bad contract, but you could at least reason it out a little at the time.
With GMJ it was just like… “Zuh?”
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 31, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going to say....
but do you guys realize the number of wins that the Rangers are on pace for?
A shitload?
Like, at least the 67 the baseball brains were telling us
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on, Ms...
Man, I would feel a lot better being 5.5 or even 6.5 up going into the stretch we have starting Tuesday.
Aybar doubles home Izturis
Halos up 1-0
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
heh
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Rick Rolling
it’s like your kryptonite… Someone could rape your fantasy baseball team, but if they got you to click on this in the process, you’d give them a medal.
how did Moscoso look in the ninth
I missed it.
pretty decent
against weak hitting
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I would submit that an objectively "average" appearance qualifies as pretty good
When it’s a guy’s major league debut.
They can’t all spin perfect games with 16 Ks like Martin Perez will in his debut.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Yeah I mean...
it wasn’t bad, it wasn’t great. It was fine, but we’ll need to see more. He did show that he has some good stuff.
Gave up one decent hit
The other was a choppy grounder that hit Blalock in the chest. Debate on whether it was catchable or not, but either way it was low (if not on the ground).
K was evil, no doubter on the DP.
Did he throw anything other than Curves and fastballs?
Felix out after 6.2 innings
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Man I love this!
Good pitching + good offense >> bad pitching + bad offense 100 % of the time!
by rally_mac on May 30, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
huh?
Hey! Look over there! That was cool.
by Black Francis on May 30, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Go B-MAC! Atta Stork =)
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 30, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
Img fail?
It was displaying correctly for a while .. 2.0 cop-out
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 30, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
What a butt ass terrible player he is.
I hate him.
I truly do.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!
with the ’stros!!!!
suck it HouStank!!!!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Gotta love the lead
The last time Matt Kata played in a Major League game, he was on the giving end of an ugly collision in which he concussed a teammate.
That is fucking funny.
Your uncle molests collies.
anyone know...
where the term ‘sweep’ originated?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
The Angels are playing some nice D.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
this is a GREAT fanpost
from BTB
Pitcher Profile: Ebby Calvin LaLoosh of the Durham Bulls
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."
arg 1-0 lAA
and whats up with vlad pulling a manny hair-style
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."
Angel batters told the Rangers had good pitching
here’s one angel’s reaction:
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 110
SAY WHAAAAAAT!?
I wasn’t able to check this site last night or today until now, and did my eyes deceive me or did I just read that Moscoso pitched tonight? When was he called up, I’m guessing after Harrison was DLed? How’d he look?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on May 30, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions
Called up between double header after Hunter was sent down
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 110
2-0 Angels
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
wathing in HD
your killing me haha
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 30, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
i won't tell you how the inning ends ;)
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
it already it
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 30, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i just dont understand the tech as to why its a delay
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 30, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it has to do with the DVR...
but who knows…they’ve got support forums up this year, they must have brought it up there at some point.
i would happily give away DVR shit for on time watching
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 30, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
i live in DC
not an option
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 30, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
So McCarthy
ERA down to 4.35 on the year.
3.54 with his one bad game taken out.
Stay healthy big guy. Stay healthy
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.
bigsteve
master of the “one bad game taken out”.
However, McCarthy did look pretty good after that first inning.
"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
Just my line of thinking
A guy has been really good 90% of the time the 10% of the time hes bad shouldn’t affect him that much overall in my mind. Is BMac a 3.54 ERA pitcher…probably not. But I also think hes better than 4.35 so its somewhere in the middle ground.
As the season goes on that one bad outing won’t have the same effect it has now and things will even out. Im more suprised people can’t see how bad games skew numbers in small sample sizes and can’t look past them
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.
To be fair though
If you take out his worst game, you’ll also have to take out his best game. You can’t have a trimmed mean with only one side trimmed.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Fair enough
It would be down to 4.21 which is probably a little higher than I see him as but better than his overall numbers now
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.
Yep
He’s definitely been very good this season. The only thing alarming has been the number of HRs he’s given up, but he’s gone the last 3 games now without giving one up which is something.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
And all the ones he did give up were solo shots I think
Maybe a 2 run shot mixed in with of course that granny. Hes gonna give up flyballs/homeruns which I can live with. He pitches like this the rest of the year and I would venture to guess he has the better year between he and Danks. Wonder what the idiots will say if that happens?
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.
What's funny is that by the end of last year,
people were saying that no matter what B-Mac did from that point forward, the trade was always going to clearly be a loss for the Rangers. Now, Danks has a 4.59 ERA on the season and had a pretty poor rookie year too. Its no longer that much of a given that the deal is a clear loss for the Rangers.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
A 4.59 ERA
Isn’t particularly bad. I would still take Danks w/cutter over McCarthy. From what I’ve now seen from the two of them, it may very well be that McCarthy is the better pitcher but you cannot forget about his injury history.
by Black Francis on May 31, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
It isn't bad
but can you say without a doubt anymore that the trade is clearly a loss for the Rangers?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
1 out
dang it
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."
Largest Saturday attendance since August 2007 (against Seattle).
But this one in a tougher economy.
Great sign.
Good work, Nolan.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 30, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Fuck off Josey
Rome wasnt built in a day and this rangers team wasnt built in the last 12 months. get over your sidebits
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
SEA and OAK have TERRIBLE offenses
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
3-0
2 outs
runner on 1b
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."
tying run to the plate
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
im not even watching on HD
and im still this far behind?
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 30, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm on MLB.com
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
im watching it on mlb.tv
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 30, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Make sure you didn't pause or rewind earlier and forget
I had that happen a few days ago and it was pissing me off. I was maybe 15 seconds behind but people in the GDT would be calling out what happened and I was furious. Then I felt stupid when I realized what I had 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.
i hit live
FF everything
lets see if a refresh works
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 30, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy Mary, Mother of The Boss,
WOW!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
yesyesyesyesyseyesyesyesyse
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."
HECK YEAH!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Angels bullpen strikes again.
Man, this would be like a loss and a half for the Angels. Huge psychological blow.
The first time that happens to 2 Frank...
I’ll be inconsolable.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 30, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
I'll be a red splat...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Wow!!!
I can’t believe it! A LAAAAAAofA from the OC loss would just cap the evening.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
Lets not be greedy =p
10 inning loss would do.
Now, if they have to get a walkoff win, yes i demand that be deep into extra innings.
the preceding post was a great success.
Uh so I'm guessing the M's just tied it at 3?
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
I figured it wouldn't matter at the time...
…but that base-running mistake by GMJ to end the 8th ended up being huge.
what an awful pitch.
that is really shitty to go 8.2 innings and to have something like that happen, but you know what… good for lopez and the M’s (in this case).
they play the mariners tomorrow
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Just got home from the game
First off, we were in our regular season seats up in 332. Tonight’s crowd was ANNOYING! Our section was FULL of kids/teens paying NO attention to the game. My friend Stephen (you know, the guy who’s clearly audible on the TV broadcast when there’s no one there, and also founder of “Statutory Rupe”) was there also. The kids behind him agreed that they were just going to scream the whole time he was yelling “so no one can hear him”. Most of the kids in our section were also making some stupid-ass noise (that my husband assures me is popular at Christian concerts) the ENTIRE TIME.
So, during the 7th ining all of us went to the Grand Slam. Hung around for a while, then in the bottom of the 8th we sat in the lower home run porch. I guess the bullpen guys aren’t used to people cheering the pitchers, because our chant/yell of “Let’s Go-so, Moscoso!” got them ALL to turn around and look.
Awesome game in spite of the crowd.
"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
your reg seats are in 232?
thats awesome.
when we were kids our seats were 232 row 7
will never, ever forget those — and i love that section
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 30, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
misread
read fail
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 30, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm in 323.
Not officially yet, but I’m probably going to buy seats there for next year. For now, I get tickets from friends with extra seats!
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
and it's not just a wagon
it’s a full convoy
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Eh I'd rather deal with annoying people than staring at green seats.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Uh yeah our section wasn't bad, but we were annoyed with the amount of screamers.
Tomorrow is when I’m on a mission to give O’Day a copy of the picture I got with him Thursday night, with my number on the back. Not my idea. But I’ll do it just to say I did. Teehehe.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
Go Rachel! Bow chicha bow wow!
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Crap, now that song is in my brain...
Need more Motorhead!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
not your idea?
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 30, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Well.
Can’t say I hadn’t thought of it, but my friend had a good point – it’s a really good picture, and how am I to know he might not like a copy of it?
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
and this way he has your info
if he wants another picture ;)
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 30, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
I also have a picture where it kind of looks like he and Andrus are leaning in for a kiss – really, he’s just whispering something to him on stage. But I showed it to both of them later, and O’Day begged me to delete it. I’m thinking about also throwing that print in and saying, “This will never get out if you call me.”
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
nice
you should def include that
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 30, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow was that scary
Shot up the middle, but hit off the end of the bat so lopez was able to barely get it.
2 out, man on third
the preceding post was a great success.
Angels owe Fuentes
$9 million more next year plus another $9 million for ’11 if he finishes 55 games. Wonder if they get him out of closing to avoid that if nothing else.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
I can't believe they gave him that contract in the first place
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
I thought Arredondo was their closer in waiting?
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.
Hes been pretty meh too
Although I do think he will be a good reliever
the preceding post was a great success.
Extra innings!
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
woohoo
balentine with a leadoff 2b
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 30, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
no Pinch runner
interesting
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 30, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
M's are going to score
Put that pressure on the Angels.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
You finally said the majix word.
…finally…
I’ve been waiting oh so long.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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."
HELL YESSSS!!
I can smell a 5.5 game lead can’t you?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Is that any good?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
why does it have to be from the stretch?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess the point is that
if the player never tagged, you throw to the base he was on, and that would constitute the out.
You are correct.
Actually happens quite often.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
NEver thought I'd hear a Rangers fan say that...
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 30, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
griffey is a shell of his former self
he is done
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Omar Visquel!!!
Jamey Moyer!!!!
Mariano Riverra!!!
So… yah, very few.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
dude was on roids
i know it may crush your dreams from your youth, but its friggin obvious
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
If the Angels continue to flame out...
you know we’re going to continue to hear about how the starters were hurt from the beginning of the season, and they never had a fair shot, blah blah blah….
With how crappy their bullpen is… they may never stand a shot.
I really could care less as long as we beat their ass
And make the playoffs.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
And Scoscia passes after a particullarly vehement argument
with an ump.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
F them, we have 2 guys on the DL, and 22 guys 23 or younger in our rotation
chris benson in our BP, and 3 guys hitting under .230
tell them to sack up and win when it counts, if we can, they can.
they had the best farm system not long ago, spend like a top 5 team and then start whinning?
cry me a friggin river…
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
and 22 and 23 year old guys in our rotation
editjob sorry
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
immediate pinch runner
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 30, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
DP!!!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
I love you, Seattle Mariners.
Ugh, I feel so dirty.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
More of a double-play dingo.
Cuz the Mariners are dogs. Get it?
by LoneStarHoosier on May 30, 2009 11:18 PM CDT reply actions
Let's go M's!
"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
BALLGAME!!!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
ballgame
w00t!
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."
I went out with a friend tonight, so I missed the game
But I’m happy with the result anyhow :) Go for the sweep tomorrow!!! Or is that too greedy?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
That's just the right amount of greedy.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a kick to the groin
Way to go Seattle!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Suck it, Torii Hunter.
I hope you kid taunts you tonight, pussy.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
you need to label...
hunter’s little girl-like double play ball.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
M's win
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 109
by red3biggs on May 30, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
I'm too lazy to go back and read the GDTs
Why did McCarthy only go 87 pitches? Did he look bad?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:21 PM CDT reply actions
Okay...fair enough
I was just worried. McCarthy’s slowly earning my trust, but I still worry about him.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He struggled with his control in the first,
but then he realized he was pitching against the Oakland Fucking-A’s. ’Nuff said.
Wash said after the game
he did his job. We had a big lead. He wanted to go back out there, but Wash told him he was done.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they wanted to give him a rest
They were up by 9 I think
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
He looked fine
We were up by uh.. 9 runs at that point, I think. Or something ridiculous.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
Not at all.
A bit wild to start off, but when pulled it was like 11-1.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
He walked the first two batters, allowed a run, hen Maddux chewed his butt
He was phenomenal thereafter.
But after 6 innings, we had an extremely comfortable lead, so there was no real point in running him back out there if we didn’t have to. Let him have an easy outing for once.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
I love Mike Maddux
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're not the only one
I have a serious man crush on that guy.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Seriously
He’s working with practically the same staff that struuuuuuuugled last year. And this year, the pitching is proving to be the least of our concerns. CRAZY.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone remember when he turned Harrison around this year?
Like which game it was?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...maybe not for the WHOLE season
But he went on to have that insane scoreless streak
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
White Sox and Mariners… a scoreless streak is a scoreless streak, I suppose, but I’m still skeptical.
I think Harrison will be fine
He won’t be a front of the rotation guy, but I think he’ll be reliable. He’s still really young and has quite a bit to learn. But I like him nonetheless.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
baltimore game
i was there in person
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 30, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Mustache Jesus thinks you're dreamy too.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike Maddux story...
when I sat right behind the bullpen at an A’s game earlier this month, Mike was over near the pen talking to Brandon about his start that day. As I settled into my seats, he was called over by a couple of youngsters asking if they could have a ball. He said they could not…unless they answered a question.
The first kid got: “What is the capital of Arizona?” to which they kid replied excitedly: “PHOENIX!” and was handed a baseball. The next kid drew: “What is the capital of North Dakota?” and the kid, clearly puzzled and likely shamed by not only a big league pitching coach, his friend treasuring his new MLB baseball, but also about to lose a shot at his own ball, says…“well…couldn’t I just answer the Arizona one?”
He got a baseball too.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 30, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ha ha ha
That’s freaking greatness.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty good
Ha ha.
The answer is Fargo, though, isn’t it?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Bismark
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Bismarck*
That misspelling ashames me.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
AT least you got the city right
I fail at geography, apparently
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
BISMARCK
now give my dam n ball!!
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 my...
You really are JW, aren’t you?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Me?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Just poking sharp sticks Kyle...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
JW = Hurler.
I don’t know why I’m the only who sees this.
It’s a rather annoying bit he’s doing, but it’s actually kind of funny cause so many people get sucked into it.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I choose to ignore that prick.
You think it is HH…hmm, sales job, flexible work sched, I could see that. Oh wait, is it the complete “wanting to give Danks head?” In that case, I get it.
"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 think its HH
I saw a commercial today for the Hardline. One of the gray haired, tall and scrawny guys in it talked about the Great Game. I’m now convinced that that is JW.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
No you don't, Rodney
And isn’t it about time you reminded everybody you were a flyboy?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 30, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
something something
baseball is sick of the seahawks dominating the national consciousness or something
"Something something"
when I was little I thought the Billy Squire song ‘the Stroke’ had those words in the chorus.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on May 30, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
watching "the firm" on ondemand
great book
good movie
new john grisham book coming out nov 3 2009 by the way
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."
Which Grisham is that one again?
Is that the one about the young lawyer who fights against the system to win the important case?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
i like his writing lol
what kinda books do you like DA Tron
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 30, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, Grisham's actually pretty good.
I don’t get too excited by him, though.
Decent enough escapist fiction.
I tend to like short stories and non-fiction for the most part.
Though really I’ll read anything. Sc-Fi and fantasy are great, too.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
2 suggestions
“the summons” and “the brethern”
2 of my fav grisham books
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 30, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
What fantasy/sci-fi books do you like?
More specifically, what are your favorites and are there any new ones you’d recommend?
by GhettoBear04 on May 31, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
The Man in the High Castle.
Starship Troopers.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
+1 for Heinlein.
"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
Good, quick reads
for sci-fi are the Glen Cook Black Company books.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
You remember those paint by the numbers things?
Grisham writes by the numbers.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
im more of a
kevin grisham fan
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on May 31, 2009 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I really can't wait for the NBA Playoffs to be over....
I want baseball coverage, but there is so little to be found.
Gosh, oc is calling the post game show again.
Larry in Arlington, could your voice be more high-pitched or girlish???
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Interesting . . .
We’ve easily played the fewest games in division.
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on May 31, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
gotta love newberg report
winnig number is 109
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."
let me just say also
that having a grill officially makes it baseball season :)
go rangers!!
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."
According to ESPN.com's scoreboard
Texas and BC are tied at two in the 20th inning. That can’t be good for the old pitching staff during a double elimination tournament.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
Good for Army
who gets to play the loser of that game in the morning (and then the winner in two more games if they can beat the loser)
Please tell me this is on TV
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.
link
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa
looking for it now
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 30, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
damnit
it says it is live
but then says “not avaliable”
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 30, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't watch it either
but I do have a link to the radio broadcast
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/270.0/popup/index.php?rn=9033886&ch=12532835&cl=13734763
Austin Wood pitched 13 innings in relief
without giving up a run. First 11+ innings he didn’t even give up a hit. Threw over 160 pitches. He did leave with runners on base, so still could end up with the loss.
on to the 21st
Longest Baseball game in UT history, and longest Postseason game in NCAA history
wish it was on tv
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 30, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
This is an epic ballgame
Poor Wood is going to have to duct-tape his arm back on.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Halos Heaven
They are so beat down over there. Greatness.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
just checked it out
wow, they’re miserable
Derek Holland-2011 AL Cy Young
by Martijn1309 on May 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I almost feel sorry for them
But then I remember how many winning seasons they’ve had….and my pity lessens.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
don't get me wrong
I think its awesome
Derek Holland-2011 AL Cy Young
by Martijn1309 on May 30, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
It's how we would have felt...
if this site existed in 2000. (and then every year after that.)
by ghostofErikThompson on May 30, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
hows the LSB user guide 3 going GOET?
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 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Right now...
it’s just a tirade against The Wave.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 30, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Wave on bra...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
have you seen the movie?
its actually pretty good
didnt realize that crowe narrated it
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 30, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Vs winning teams
well now that the angels are no longer a “winning” team its down to 2-10 against winning teams lol.
0-6 v detroit
1-2 v nyy
1-2 v toronto
the preceding post was a great success.
hey in this division
if we beat up on our division we have a very good chance to win it
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 30, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
yup, of course
too small a sample to care about. other top records may not be 2-10 against winning teams, but they arn’t 28-9 against losing teams either.
the preceding post was a great success.
If they beat the teams they should,
and the pitching stays average, they could do something in the playoffs…it’s all just a coin flip once you get there.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
With league average pitching, the Rangers could contend
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
I think
we can contend if we have league average pitching
Contending is not impossible with league average pitching
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
i force myself to remember
we’re still building to something greater. If we’re not beating the other really good teams so be it, as long as we continue mashing the AL west. Lets just get to the playoffs and then build from there.
Derek Holland-2011 AL Cy Young
by Martijn1309 on May 30, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
the Angels would be a winning team if we’d not swept them. And if we’d split with Detroit, they wouldn’t be.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah i've made the same point in the past
posting it more as an oddity than some ranger defeating logic
the preceding post was a great success.
Since 1998 (TB/AZ expansion year)... there have been 66 MLB division winners...
Here is a scatterplot showing the maximum number of games out of first each one fell. In red are the teams that fell 5.5 out at their lowest. The Angels are moving into thin air as far as being a division winner would go.
That's interesting
If I were using history, I would think that they’d need to get to that 8+ game range for me to say, wow, they don’t have much of a chance of coming back. For where they’re sitting now, quite a few teams have actually made it, and there is plenty of explanation for a slow start, given their injuries and the fact that most of them are or will soon be at least on the field.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Injruries
I don’t know how much the injuries actually hurt them though, their sub pitchers did a great job, better than the real ones have since they came back.
the preceding post was a great success.
Agreed on the pitchers
The two guys who I think have really hurt them and who could make a big difference moving forward if they somehow return to their prime level are Vlad and Escobar…Escobar in the pen.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the X axis?
Number of teams? Assuming so, I have to agree with Brett ~ the air doesn’t look so rarefied.
Basically.
X axis would just give a number, 1-66 for the teams.
Only 18 of the 66 (27.3%) have come back from 5.5 or more.
Looking at the schedule through the AS Break
We could have the division by then. There is a tough stretch of games coming up where the Rangers can prove themselves to be true WS Contenders instead of just winners of a weak division, but just avoiding sweeps in all these series and we’re still in a great position.
3@NY
3@Bos
4 vs.Tor
3 vs. LAD
After those 13 games, the Rangers have
3 vs. Houston
3@SF
3@Ari
4 vs. LAA
3 vs. TB
4@LAA
4@Sea
The Rangers shouldn’t have much of a problem dominating in that second stretch of 24 games. With 8 vs. LAA and another 4 against Seattle, the Rangers could easily pull ahead enough in the division to never have to look back.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
yes, but we're the rangers
gimme a 14 game lead.
Man, I love winning! You know? It's like better than losing!
Only 27.3% of the division winners...
…have come back from 5.5 or worse.
But true, they are definitely still alive, and their injuries situation has been somewhat uniquely bad.
Yeah
Maybe the most interesting thing about all of this is that, while they’re still okay where they are, lose a few more games in the standings and you are in real trouble. They’d better hope Hunter keeps playing at this level.
by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep.
It’s easy to say it’s still just June… but you get to that 8 games out territory and it just gets really hard to recover… and you need a lot of help outside your control.
At +8 I would be feeling really confident.
Fair enough.
The standard deviation is 2.67 games, the mean 4.06 games.
So true outlier territory is around -9.5 games.
I Lurked over at Halos Heaven for a while
They are a pretty dispirited bunch over there. I love it
Link for the UT-BC game
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.
awesome
thanks steve
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 30, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
It looks like this
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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.
score is 2-2?
not 0-0?
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 30, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
It was meant as a joke
Yes its 2-2
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.
iw as like
uhhh
btw gotta love how they arent leaving the stadium betwenninnings
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 31, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, thanks a bunch
I’m rooting for the sips to lose, but regardless of the outcome, this is one heck of a ballgame and Austin Wood deserves some sort of award.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Going into the top of the 22nd inning in Austin
Wow just wow
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.
As the team continues to improve
you may have noticed a bunch of new band wagon fans trying to jump on board.
please make room.
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5911
Magic Number- 109
by red3biggs on May 31, 2009 12:05 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
the guys doing the texas/BC game
arent bad on radio
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."
Yeah they are
Just thinking about his call of Vince Youngs TD to win the Rose Bowl gives me the chills
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.
Craig Way is a great PBP man
Sips threaten, getting a man all the way to second, but fail to score.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Shorthand for teasips
Forgive me for using Aggie terminology on the board.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
ive never understood
all that i know is they cant spell with all this TU business (you know all about it) heh
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 31, 2009 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I think the idea is that if you tilt the "Hook 'Em Horns" sign vertically
it looks as if you’re drinking tea from a cup using your fifth finger. The “insult” probably moves on from there…? (Not a very politically correct insult in our day and age…)
It goes way back to the very early days of the schools
A&M students typically came from rural, agricultural backgrounds, while the Texas student body was more wealthy and urbane, i.e. those who were most likely to spend their afternoons sipping tea. Thus, they became known as the “teasippers”, alternately referred to as the teasips and the sips.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
The way I understand it, the name comes from a conglomeration of your story and mine
The early t.u. student was most likely to be an uppity tea drinker, and the hand signal just confirmed that train of thought.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
And after some quick research
I’m full of it: apparently the “Hook ’Em” sign didn’t come about until the 1950s, and “tea-sippers” as an insult toward UT from A&M predates that by at least 20 years.
My bad.
Yeah, the Gig 'Em was the first hand signal in the SWC
And it didn’t come around until the early teens, IIRC. The insult was already in force by the time the hook ’em came around, the hook ’em just propagated the tea-sipping theory.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
I should never have relied on my Aggie ex-girlfriend's explanation.
(No offense to any Aggies on the board.)
Haha
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Good lord am I the only Longhorn here?
The derisive term came from back when A&M was an all male Military School. A lot of their students poor and rural, went on to serve in the military while Texas students were affluent and had far more vocational options. The idea was that Longhorns were momma boys who sipped tea and never had work hard or sacrifice like guys who signed up for the military. The term came about during WWII.
Supposedly A&M students were fighting and dying for their country while Texas students remained home. It’s completely untrue but the slur stuck in College Station.
Im a longhorn fan
Just never really cared what or why aggies called us
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.
tea sippers = sips
longhorns = tea sippers
i dont really understand how its a “put down” — i kind of like tea heh
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 31, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe
Its supposed to mean we are uppity or something like that
Who knows what those wacky Aggies actually meant by it though
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.
football, clearly OU/UT
overall: aTm v UT
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 31, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
TX/OU hands down
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 don't think "uppity" is the word.
My guess is something along the lines of prissy or effeminate.
(See above.)
As a Sooners fan I would never call you a sip
There are worse things to say! lol
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Craig Way and Keith Moreland
are fantastic for college guys. I love that they do football and baseball. They are quality.
Out of the Park Baseball 10 coming out this week!
I’m really excited. I pre-orded, so I’m supposed to get it 2 days early… Might even get it tomorrow!
40 right?
want to get it but just dropped waaaaaay too much $$$ on my mini + stuff to mod it heh
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 31, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
If you preordered it was only 30 and you get it two days early
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.
did you get it?
have you been into OOTP for a while? I did the demo of 9, and liked it for the most part. It’s really deep, and there were a few annoying things it kept doing to me… but I’m really looking forward to 10, because I haven’t had a good game to play in a while.
I got 9
Its pretty good. Im not a game freak or anything so I don’t know all the nuances of it. I do like the front office aspect and the detail and supposedly v10 is gonna be great.
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.
The most annoying thing
about 9 when I did the demo of it, was that I tried starting as the Manager of the rookie league team, thinking I could work my way up… but any time the organization would move players up or down, it would reset all of my lineups, rotations and bullpen… it was pretty frustrating. But playing as the GM of the organization was pretty fun because you have control of everything.
Yep
For me Kason Gabbard started off really hot and I was able to flip him for Alex Gordon straight up.
I won the WS in 3 of 4 years
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.
its 40 now
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 31, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
another inning comes
another inning goes
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."
going to the 23rd
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.
imagine going 0-10 in a single game
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.
chris davis's dream?
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on May 31, 2009 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions
with 9 strike outs
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Does anyone know where I can find archived minor league box scores?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 31, 2009 12:22 AM CDT reply actions
damn nice play by the BC pitcher right there
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.
do you send the guy home there?
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."
moot point now
with the 3rd out
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 31, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
im with you boomer
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 31, 2009 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
The ball was hitting the cutoff man just as the guy was passing 3rd.
He would have been out by 20 feet.
It's the 23rd inning
You have to take a chance.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Theres taking a chance and then there is flatly giving outs away
you can’t give outs away especially with the middle of the order coming up
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.
Guys are tired having so many swings
I would have tried. JMO
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
24th inning here we come
longest game in NCAA history
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.
Loser goes into the losers bracket?
Neither one has a loss right?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
right
loser has to play Army in approximately 11 hours
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.
lol
Damn are either team going to have a pitcher that can go very long.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
They'll have them
it will just be their sucky guys
by Brett Perryman on May 31, 2009 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
yes you'd have to play two
in a quick turnaround. Your pitching is fried and your players are tired. You can almost kiss the Regional goodbye if you lose this game. Hell the moral of your team would be in the crapper. This really sucks.
as a non-Horn
I’m luvin’ it. :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
33 innings is the world record
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.
Minor league game in 1981
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 enough of these commercials that have UT scoring
Makes me flip over and all I see is an empty field or guys warming up
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.
Why doesn't UT have the home field
They are the #1 seed and yet a away team?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Good question
Do they have the choice? Maybe they chose to hit first I don’t know
Or maybe its a bracket thing where the team on top is away
Good question
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'm sure it's the latter
Though you would think that the #1 seed would be the home team at least until they lose a game.
by Brett Perryman on May 31, 2009 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions
un-believable
Crazy part is I didn’t start watching until the 21st and now I’ve seen the equivalent of 1/3 of a game
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.
Suprisingly
According to ESPNU only 10 pitchers have been used. I don’t follow college baseball much but it sounds like they would have adequate reserves if this went a bit longer or if it ended they would have some guys for the game later 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.
If they are done by that time to play that game. :)
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
They have plenty of bodies
but it tapers off fast in terms of talent.
by Brett Perryman on May 31, 2009 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions
The Horns only used 3 pitchers in the game
We decided that Wood’s arm is property of UT and he will politely leave it on the field when he is done
He has been making the loop today
They are going to get hammered for abusing him by radio shows, etc tomorrow.
by Brett Perryman on May 31, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
come on guys
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.
Horns score!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK now lets finish it off. Add a few more for comfort but we got to get some rest guys
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.
Kind of funny
One Sooner and lots of Horns getting along tonight.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
OK so apparently UT is only on its 3rd pitcher while BC is on its 8th
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.
It's really weird that ESPNU still has 2 studio hosts live
…at 2AM in the morning. Those guys must be dying to go home. It’s fonking ESPN U after all.
Are they broadcasting in NY?
I thought all the ESPN guys were in LA.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I think there's a phenomenon
when two teams don’t score for several innings and one finally scratches, it seems like the other does an inordinate amount of the time. I bet BC at least threatens here.
Not sure how often that happens, but it does seem to happen a lot
Maybe it has something to do with the winning team just being relieved to finally score a run and thinks they’ve got it won too early.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
In the longest MLB game ever (25 innings, in 1984)...
…the White Sox and Brewers both scored three in the 21st inning.
wrong
longest was the 26 inning 1-1 game (brooklyn and someone – chicago?)
the white sox-brewers was the longest that resulted in a reslt
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 31, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
See
Do I know my baseball or what? :)
by Brett Perryman on May 31, 2009 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Rangers have 5 CG's this year
Tied with KC for most in the AL
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
one down
two to go
come on guys
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.
2 outs
one to go
come on guys
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.
BALLGAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel honored to have been able to watch even a small part of this.
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.
UT Game
I ventured out into the hallways late at night and saw some guy who was dressed in Longhorn shoes, Longhorn socks, Longhorn shorts, a Longhorn shirt, and a longhorn cap. I’m sure he Longhorn underwear on, too, and maybe even a cup. He was also carrying a giant UT flag. In passing I said “watched the game huh” and then he talked for 10 minutes out there about it. Dude was absolutely thrilled. I didn’t try to fuck with him or anything but said I hoped that 170 pitch kid didn’t have any professional aspirations. Eventually we got all the way around to Teagarden, but apparently he doesn’t follow them much after they leave UT, because he thinks he’ll be the best hitter in the Universe. Now I think if he got the AB’s, Teagarden may be better than many of you think with the bat, but it’s like that guy thought he was a Piazza with defensive ability.
Anyway, I think that kind of extreme fanaticism is funny.
I hate to think the lengths I'll go when the Rangers finally make the playoffs again.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 31, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
this
it will be sad for me heh
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 31, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Your posts will be even more hyperbolic
possibly forcing the universe to collapse inward on itself (yet taking long enough to do so that we’ll still be able to enjoy the WS first).
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
why?
because they beat BC?
or you yet another aggie fan that has no reason to say it other than they were raised to hate texas?
if your going to say “fuck you” at least have a reason…
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 31, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
lol I'm not an aggie fan or anything
actually went to a school in the UT system. I just think they are MASSIVELY over-hyped and find it annoying, thats all.
by behindthebag on May 31, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
massively overhyped
and are the #1 seed in the ncaa tourney?
explain
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 31, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
not the baseball team
Just everything UT in general.
by behindthebag on May 31, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Top baseball team
Top 10 football team, good basketball team that has put several nice players in the NBA recently, good academics, beautiful city, I fail to see how they are “overhyped”
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.
Heh...
and then today FSU is beating OSU 37-4 in the 9th.
Ouch.
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