All Star Selection Day Linkaliciousness
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 1:12 PM CDT
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So, Ian Kinsler gets surpassed by Dustin Pedroia late -- not a surprise, I don't think -- but Josh Hamilton does get voted in as a starter. Kinsler did get hosed by not being picked as a reserve, though.
Kinsler is part of the final 5 in the A.L., so you can still vote for him to make the team.
Ryan Howard in as a manager's pick? Howard continues his run as the most overrated player in baseball...
John Perrotto runs down who would be the All Star starters and reserves if it were up to him, and there are two Rangers -- Ian Kinsler and Kevin Millwood -- who make the cut.
Perrotto also has this odd note:
The Rangers are expected to make Angels right-hander John Lackey their top target in free agency next winter.
Lackey has had declining peripherals, has struggled with injuries this year, and is going to be looking for huge money. While the Rangers will have about $20 million drop off the books with Hank Blalock, Joaquin Benoit, and Vicente Padilla being free agents, they also are looking at big raises for Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, C.J. Wilson and Frankie Francisco, and the financial situation for the Rangers is pretty well known. I guess it isn't out of the realm of possibility, but I'd be surprised if the Rangers went hard after Lackey.
The official ChiSox website says Scott Podsednik deserves to make the All Star team.
ESPN surveyed their "31 top baseball minds" to determine who should be the A.L. starters and the N.L. starters, and I'm at a loss as to why the top baseball minds had Aaron Hill in a runaway over Kinsler.
BP also has a new Transaction Analysis up, with Kahrl saying, in the Rangers section, that Julio Borbon is a fifth outfielder rather than a premium prospect. Borbon's future value largely depends on whether he's a plus defensive centerfielder who can be 10-15 runs above average in the field...if so, he's got a future as a major league regular, even if he's below average for the position with the bat. Kahrl appears to be completely disregarding Borbon's defense and writing him off as a prospect based on him not walking or having much power...
Keith Law had a chat session this week in which he mentions he'd take Justin Smoak over Clay Buchholz.
Jim Callis had a chat session this week in which he says he prefers Matthew Purke to Robbie Ross, and also says that he doesn't think John Mayberry, Jr., will stick as an everyday major leaguer.
Moneyball: The Movie is, of course, apparently dead, which I'm glad to see, but there is a certain amount of debate about why. Deadspin says it is because Steven Soderbergh wrote a crappy script, their sister site Gawker says that Sony had known about Soderbergh's script changes for quite a while, and apparently, MLB wasn't thrilled with some of the creative liberties being taken with the script, jeopardizing the film's ability to use MLB trademarks and the like, which was part of why Soderbergh was trying to keep the script truer to reality.
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Kahrl is an A's fan
always writes like this about the Rangers.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 5, 2009 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Borbon
I don’t think he’s going to be a star, but I think he can be Juan Pierre with a little more power and slightly better defense, and that’s at least a 4th outfielder, if not a starter.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
by RCCook on Jul 5, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4th Outfielders
The Rangers seem to be particularly good at producing them at the moment.
by pblack on Jul 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well a few years ago
The Rangers fielded 5th and 6th OF’ers.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kahrl
She just seems to pretty well ignore defense altogether. She was also very critical of the decision to move Young to third base.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Nutshell. Good analytical mind about the bats, has no clue what to think about the gloves.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of the funniest chat questions/responses i have ever seen
was when someone asked one of the mainstay BP guys in a chat what happened to the guy who kahrl turned into lol
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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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
31 top baseball minds
vote for who is having the better year.
by texasraider on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I call BS
ESPN doesn’t have 31 minds of any kind working there little lone 31 baseball minds.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best 31 of I can think of
Come from Baskin-Robbins.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 5, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ha ha
rec
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And still screwed up
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Jul 5, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everytime I go to vote for the final player,
it tells me I’m ineligble to vote. Anyone else have this problem or is this just another part of the conspiracy to get Kinsler to not go to the AS game?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i just voted about 40 times with no problems
try using a different email address or a different web browser
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Jul 5, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I voted at least 100 times
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the Lackey speculation
Considering cost and his wear and tear, I’d rather see a gamble taken on Sheets, with some careful handling to bring him back to game readiness. Acknowledged that Lackey is both an ace and has AL experience going for him, but if hunches continue to play out, I like the Rangers opportunities with Sheets. And I don’t know how much of an out of play discount he might accept.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 5, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Past performance
I don’t think he hits the mark now, either.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 5, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no problem
with Hill over Kinsler. Looks like a coinflip to me, so neither way was a huge miscarriage. Pedroia shouldn’t have made it though, but thats the way the popular vote goes.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
by DJCahill on Jul 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, no way Pedroia should be there at all
But the same could be said of Hamilton i guess, but glad he did make it
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Jul 5, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Pedroia being in is more understandable than Hamilton.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
by DJCahill on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
It looked like both managers (and maybe a bunch of the players) looked toward who is doing what “now”, and voted for a good chance to win.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 5, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it does count
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Jul 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.
{ducks}
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Jul 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Judging by the incredibly small sample of a couple mlb boards
It appears the Kinsler has a real shot at winning the fan voting.
Maybe some SP will get hurt to let milly in.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Millwood was the real joke
I’m sorry but Wakefield? He wouldn’t even be considered if he wasn’t a Red Sox.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Jul 5, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Millwood
I wouldn’t have had an issue with him making the team, and don’t have an issue with him being left off.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is that?
I thought the nominal goal of the All Star game was to get the best players from the respective leagues onto the field.
I honestly think Hamilton should be disqualified for it because of lack of playing time this year. Hell I hope he doesn’t go, though it wouldn’t be a bad rehab for him.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Jul 5, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I think he’s a LAIE who has benefitted from great defense and good luck. I don’t consider him one of the best pitchers in the league.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see that.
But then again what is Wakefield?
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Jul 5, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wakefield is a sentimental pick
A nod to a guy who has hung around forever as a knuckleballer, not a “deserving” pick, I think.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
I recall some discussion about adding an extra pitcher on the roster to be held to pitch in extra innings. Perhaps the thought was that wakefield could go fairly deep into extra innings without upsetting his mlb team if the situation arose.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hadnt thought about that
but yeah, if they need a guy who can pitch forever, and not risk his health or the club he’s with’s pennant future, id take him over a lot of guys just so im covered if it goes 18
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wakefield over Millwood
is much less understandable than Hill over Kinsler.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
by DJCahill on Jul 5, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you make your offensive selections based on how lucky their Babip is?
Whats done is done, lucky or not it happened.
Its a fluke that millwood has put up great numbers with risp to carve a run off his ERA, but its a fluke when some .270 power hitter hits .320 for a year too.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you LAIE bit is just as bad as anything Josey spouts out like its truth from God
but has nothing but his own mind and imagination to back it up.
Dont become a charactiture of yourself
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is it a "bit"?
He is what he is. Look at his peripherals. He’s pitching basically the same way he has the past couple of years.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so when did he become this LAIE?
have you ever written in depth on what you determine that definition to be? or at what point he became that? i dont recall so, i seem to recall a lot about his defense, i seem to recall him being injured on and off during his time here. i seem to recall him being the ERA champ when he left the Indians for Texas. If your gonna spout off LIAE as if its gospel, you best put up a post of exactly how you define that, whether he was always that and at what point he became that etc.
Spouting off LAIE as if its golden truth, with very little (none) statistical background isnt what people with their own blog as a forum to put forth their ideas do. You back up your ideas with statistical data maybe even in the form of a post on that blog.
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
I have a question that is not intended to be loaded or snarky:
A 5 for 52 line with RISP is random variation, analogous to a stretch of 10 heads in a row when you flip a coin a million times.
Why?
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because...
…there is no evidence to suggest that pitchers have a particular ability to perform that much better in “clutch” situations.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My question
Is, I guess, what line would you expect?
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont understand that concept
doesnt mental makeup have some impact on statistical variation among these players. Is the argument that it has no impact or it isnt measurable? I have a hard time buying that given different people and different situations that the concept of “clutch situation pitching” is a mirage kinda strikes me as odd. especially considering the difference in how baseball uses relievers is based on how clutch the situation is compared and how those pitchers perform compared to others in their BP in those same clutch situations.
honest question
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid
that is the major gaping hole in every statistical/sabremetric quality…it refuses to acknowledge or even understand the ability of people to step up in a key situation
im sorry, but if you have eyes and know anything about baseball you can see that Millwood has been good this year…he works both sides of the plate…hits his spots well….has good movement on the 2 seamer…and his curveball can be nasty at times
Millwood has pitched well this year….period
sabremetric stats love to point out flaws in other stats…maybe they need to start pointing out their own flaws as well
by Horns130 on Jul 5, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I don't have eyes and don't know anything about baseball
And no, I don’t think he’s especially gifted at being able to step up in key situations.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd still like to know
What line you’d expect from Millwood with RISP.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
About the same
as all his other lines.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jul 5, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think FIP and K rate over 4 seasons and copy and pasting 3 writers thoughts into a quote
doesnt warrant an “oh snap”
critical analysis would be an “oh snap” AJM does a good job at what he targets, but read that thoroughly and analyze it. does that post give you all you need to know to determine what a LAIE is and how Milly fits into that role or doesnt?
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i read that as you mostly taking others thoughts, but it has some validity
just not much past historical context, or much of anything besides claiming the the fielding is prob a run better this year on his ERA.
but do you consider a LAIE to be one who pitches less than 200 IP 4 out of the last 5 years? Do LAIE run about 20% + or – career under 3.30 era? His WHIP isnt crazy low for his ERA. I just think its like LOOGY, or ROOGY, or TINSTAPP or any of the other used terms that kinda define pitching and baseball but only if you slot everything into one sloppily used easy to think about categorized BS reality.
then you get gold like this:
He’s allowing fly balls on a higher percentage of balls hit in 2009 than at any other point of his career.
Millwood’s line drive rate is significantly lower this year than last year, and so it is fair to say he’s allowing fewer hard hit balls than in years past…but I think there’s a legitimate question as to how much of that is really Millwood’s doing, and how much is just random variation.
really? who gets credit when you dont give up hard hits and give up more lazy flies? not the pitcher… fine who? luck?
The numbers are what they are, and I don’t see how watching the game or not watching the game changes the fact that stranding runners is outside of Millwood’s control.
fine, ill buy that, but will any1 throw out the number of times Milly has gotten a 3rd out by a K this season, im not saying its huge, or i even know the answer, but no1 including the other national writers even mention it or looks it up to see how it fits in with their argument.
throwing out terms that you feel fit into some preconceived definition by writers whose job generally isnt to break down statistics, just gets you in trouble. and as a lawyer, you know that can get you in trouble for a fact
thats my point.
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler will likely win the fan voting...
Because he’s easily the biggest star on there.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by venturafearsnolan on Jul 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I could guarantee Cruz would play in his place (though on the bench) I'd prefer
Hammy to sit out and Cruz to play/
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so has josh hamilton
reached cal ripken status of basically being penciled in as a starting outfielder in the AL for the next 10 years due to his story ad performance in the homerun derby last year?
by selppuc on Jul 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh, nah.
He will definitely have to perform to make it next year imo.
Though I wouldn’t have thought there was any chance he’d make it this year.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton's last rehab start
is in the All Star game. That would be sorta priceless I think.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Jul 5, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Howard is overrated according to who?
usa
by Longhorn on Jul 5, 2009 1:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone who looks at more than HR/RBI?
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Jul 5, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I guess we'll never be able to develop #1 starters because we have such a good defense and it's all luck.
Lol
by Too Legit To quit on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Evan Grant....
…… agrees with this HA
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm fascinated
By your decision to capitalize everything but “quit.”
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Wimbledon
Ah, completely forgot to watch… not a tennis fan but I wanted to watch roddick. Sounds like it was a classic too.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mentally and the persistence was classic.
Action wise, it didn’t compare to last year’s Nadal-Federer final. Too many aces and service winners.
Still impressive nonetheless, Roddick had his serve broken only once- the last game.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how close was i?
1b youkilis (he made it, but not as starter)
2b pedroia
3b longoria
ss jeter
c mauer
of bay
of ichiro
of hamilton
P greinke
bench
1b russell branyan WTF??
1b justin morneau
1b miguel cabera (or teixeira?)
2b ben zobrist (as OF though)
2b ian kinsler GO VOTE HIM IN
3b brandon inge (mike young don’t make it) young made it, but inge can be voted in
ss ascrubal cabera
of torii hunter
of jermaine dye
of adam jones
c victor martinez
c kurt suzuki (the a’s representative) andrew bailey made it as A’s rep
p edwin jackson
p felix hernandez
p roy halladay
p justin verlander
p josh becket
p kevin millwood boo!
p joe nathan
p papelbon
p mariano rivera
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
by gossamer on Jul 5, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT. Ricky Nolasco is back
7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 11 K so far.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 5, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 6, 2009 6:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he is going to save my fantasy team
after ruining it earlier in the year
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jul 5, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Anyone know Chuck Morgan's email address
Im not one to complain and it was just fireworks, but that display last night was pretty miserable. Especially if you sat on the first base side of the park. They had almost everything going up right behind the right field scoreboard instead of like normal, center field. Was a bit disappointing. You could hardly see half of the fireworks if you were anywhere on the first base side
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cmorgan@texasrangers.com
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sat on 1st base side last night
and I really enjoyed myself, dont know what your prob is?
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i sat with you last night until you got something in your eye and you left in the 6th inning
Not sure what it was but it might have been from your douche bag.
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no seriously,
i saw with him until he didnt feel well and had to go home. He was crying bc his hero BlueGloveLefty didnt get to pitch or because he was so dissapointed that he didnt get to watch his man love Tommy Boy Hunter pitch
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah they should have turned the wind off for you
by texasraider on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice, bc he wind was blowing from the south, which you think might have helped me in that situation.
thanks for the input though
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quit being a crybaby
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
quit bitching
seriously
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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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 5, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fireworks
Ill be the first to say, the size of your fireworks display i dont over-analyze but i had a position where i could see fireworks from 4 different spots in unison last night, and the MLB franchise the Texas Rangers display was shorter than HEB’s.
Just sayin. HEB’s was longer and had more going on. not sayin its the rangers fault, but if you saw and compared multiple shows last night, BPiA wasnt best.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HEB didn't have to borrow $15MM from MLB either
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im pretty sure the cost of the fireworks display at BPiA isnt all on the rangers
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I think Arlington and the Rangers
split the cost.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The City of Arlington probably doesn't have much left
after fronting up over 300 million on Jerry land.
by Redcaps on Jul 5, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats fine but HEB is a dump and there's no reason for the home of MLB and NFL games that arlington is to be outdone by that shithole
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know what your problem was
we sat in our usual seats on the first base side, and the fireworks looked like they were in the same place they always are. We had a great view, as always.
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by lisa w on Jul 5, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if I were you
I would also let Tom Arnold know
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rosanne might kick thads ass
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are a dumbass.
I was at the game, sitting on the 1B side, behind home plate.
The fireworks were shot directly into CF and they were an absolutely spectacular display, including as Chuck said “The best grand finale at RBIA.”
Ugh. Go sit on a pogo stick, douche.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll agree
we were in section 39 and half the fireworks were directly behind the jumbotron. We saw the high shot ones and and the ones from center and left. I hope telling you guys my experience doesn’t get me called a douchebag. Seems like unnecessary attacks going on.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is where my season tickets were for 8 years.
Chuck tells you to move.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually
I did ask the usher in our section and she said our seats would be perfect for the fireworks. Chuck never said for our area to move. He said Home Run Porch and LF bleachers needed to move. No one in our section moved because we got bad info. I’m not going to bitch to Chuck. I was just agreeing with what Thad said. You guys need to jump off Chuck’s nuts for a second…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you didn't ask for information
so that you could cry about it to Chuck
by texasraider on Jul 5, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I too was in Section 39
It was an awful view for the fireworks. Guess I’m a douche as well.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 5, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was on the first base side too
couldn’t see a damn thing. Moved down a few sections behind home plate and it was good. But, yeah they weren’t in the same spot as usual.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 5, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Kinsler goes on a tear due to this so that
Joe Maddon can be known as the only jackass who has ever not put a guy in the midst of a 40-30 season on the All-Star team.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Jul 5, 2009 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
curtis granderson
could have been left off
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
by gossamer on Jul 5, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Kinsler
knocks in five runs tonight and makes some defensive plays to rob the Rays all night.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
O's beating up on the Angels early
already up 3-0
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
3-0 is what they were up yesterday ><
Oh well, but ill still take 3-0 early over angels up 3-0.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ooh, but they hadn't made it to 4.
go o’s.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go O's and go Rich Hill
what a sad looking pitching staff the O’s have right now.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no doubt.....
That the angels will win……
by death of the cool on Jul 5, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rich hill sucks
i hate him
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on
He had his ERA down to below 7 before he gave up those 3 runs in the 3rd.
by AL Fan on Jul 5, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 runs? I bet its 5 by the time the inning ends.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So much for being positive
Lasted about an hour and a half……Nice bullpen work by the O’s.
by AL Fan on Jul 5, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
die die die
5-5.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad even kills me a little bit every time he swings his bat when he's not playing us
Vlad the Ranger Impaler
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay Matty Weiters
6-5… Fat Face left Saunders out there to long
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6-6 now
Fuck the Angels
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one can blow a lead like the O's
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Jul 5, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bases Loaded Walk
best reliever O’s can come up with in a tight game is a guy whose ERA is over 9. DAMN!
by AL Fan on Jul 5, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 walks in a row
2nd one, Napoli took 3 straight pitches that were all strikes according to gameday but were all called balls
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really hate them
guess we are going to have to take care of things ourselves yet again
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for nothing Baltimore
Freaking losers
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I fucking hate the Angels....
I wish bad things to anyone that puts that jersey on.
by death of the cool on Jul 5, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kinsler
maybe this will help something click
everyone else sees him heading down the wrong path but himself and probably rudy who is probably telling him to be more agressive
by kumizi on Jul 5, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
something about the
C and L in click that throws me off everytime I read this
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That Moneyball script
sounds awful. No wonder they killed it. It sounds like a documentary on a major motion picture budget. It has fail written all over it.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
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