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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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"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 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
These are you're Texas Rangers.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am?
We are?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes your.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's annoying?
Being on the phone with someone who’s watching the same game and having them do play-by-play 10 seconds before it happens on the feed you’re watching.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame Janet Jackson
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't answer during Ranger games.
People are annoying.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a policy I may have to impliment.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's worse?
You’re in a bar and the channel you are watching is HD and the one behind you is not and they are 2 seconds off so you alwasy see what happens after everyone else is screaming about it.
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or if you're watching in your home on a DVR but your roommate isn't, causing that 2 second lag.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
by drizzle on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This should be it for Garza
89 pitches now
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he can go deep into games
hasnt he thrown 110- 120 against us in some of his deeper starts
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually he's pitching better on those occasions...
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate when I have a comment typed out and I get the closed message.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for real
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's annoying too.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate it when I close the door and the magazine sales kid is still talking on the other side
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's just trying to get off the streets
jerk
by ScratchHorn on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He might know something about money laundering though
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not here
Mostly it’s those kids bussed around by those van scammers. They scam the kids out of their pay by making them pay for every little think like the older brother on Malcum in the Middle when he went to Alaska or wherever.
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak with his 2nd walk of the night on an 8 pitch AB
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hammy had walked and stolen a base too
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus a double and triple in his first game, I believe?
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by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else think
Chris Davis is trade bait this offseason?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not if he doesn't get better in a hurry.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trade him at the low point in ihs value, good strategy?
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't this his low point?
Doesn’t he have to hit better after the ASB?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not if its in AAA
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could very well hit the same after the ASB,
but he’d probably find himself in the minors at that point.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
People were saying in April he was gonna start hitting more in a couple weeks.
"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 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe.
Hopefully his value will be back up a bit by then.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what are you gonna get for him?
A lotta nada.
"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 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
A young, well above-average defensive 1B with power shouldn’t get solid trade value? Especially when he dives out infield hits….
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not one who is currently hitting
near the Mendoza line.
"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 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Currently" is the key
I may be in the minority, but I just don’t see him this poor (statistically) after the season’s done
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think most likely
he gets sent down before the season’s done. If he hasn’t fixed it in 3 months, I’d be surprised if it gets fixed in the big leagues.
"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 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A new team bus. A year's supply of hot dogs.
Anything would be better than keeping him.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh give me a break.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As soon as I saw the subject line..
….I knew who it was who was posting.
I’m beginning to think you are Royce Huffman’s brother.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't realize Royce Huffman's brother
was Tom Hicks’ paper boy’s next-door neighbor.
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by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry.
I’ll shut up about him and how right I’ve been about him once he’s gone.
Hopefully soon.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are right
Just release him. Waste of a 40 man spot.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
I thought you said:
Anything would be better than keeping him.
In justifying trading him for a year’s supply of hot dogs.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a joke.
Well, for a few more weeks at this rate anyway.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you honestly thnk
royce huffman is better than chris davis
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 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what does huffman bring to the table
davis doesnt?
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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now?
maybe.
Chris Davis is leaving steamers in the batters box nightly.
"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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right now? Absolutely
Ceiling? Absolutely not
Davis just needs some time down to fix it.
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im with you
this guy just always wants huffamn up
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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incidentalyl
It appears you signed up on LSB about 3 weeks ago.
So talking about “how right you’ve been about him” when you’ve apparently been right for three weeks doesn’t carry a ton of water, I don’t think.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Been at least a couple months, fwiw.
But better 2 months having been right about him than never, right?
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From your profile...
Lone Star Ball
Texas Rangers
Since May 13, 2009
So you’ve been here all of 6 weeks.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK.
Pretty close to 2 months.
What’s your point?
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The funny thing about you is
As much as you like to lambast anyone who says a peep about disliking Ron Washington, you don’t seem to have any compunction at all about turning around and making comments like “A new bus or a bag of hotdogs, anything would be better than keeping Davis”.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course.
One has a club in 1st place around he All-Star break that has been there less than once every seven years of its existence…
…and the other is about to destroy the MLB strikeout record hitting .200.
One is doing a great job, and the other is doing a really awful one.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are in first place
despite Ron Warshington
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In your opinion, maybe.
Point is, if you want to irrationally criticize someone like Davis and expect to get away with it, you need to shut the fuck up when others criticize someone you like.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope they don't trade Davis while his value is so low
Send him to the minors to fix it
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad Huffman, is that you?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is Chad Huffman?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His brother, was a backup QB at TCU along with being a stud on the baseball team
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and he's also currently at AAA in the San Diego system
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy:
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup that's him
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
chad vader?
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 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Vader?
The guy who runs the Death Star? Can I have your autograph?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd traide Davis for an Iron Butterfly single, personally.
Beats an Iron Butterfly strikeout any day.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
traide trade
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think Pena deserves to be an AS this yr
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
something like a .940 OPS, and a lot of HR's and RBI's
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean his .905
OPS over Lind’s .944?
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Kinsler to make it
and if its down to .905 its because he has sucked for like 5 games now, but he’s on my fantasy team and he has mashed the ball this year
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good argument?
Pena would be behind Lind and Kinsler on my list.
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not trying to argue for him to make it
but I do think he deserves to be considered
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yikes salty
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's already got his one hit tonight.
never more than that though.
by Garcia on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salty just breaks my heart.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind seeing Teagarden
half the games until one or the other catcher catches fire.
"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 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice superman slide...
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Davis keeps his roster spot for another day! Woo! heh
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damnit Davis...
don’t slide into first.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that was somewhat inspiring
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Feel bad for the bag
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wish I was the bag
Err….
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i bet you liked that ESPN from bottom to top shot of a dirty CD
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sure didn't mind it
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might play it in slow motion later
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
awkwarddddddddddddd 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 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were officially "off" him.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just can't quit him
I’ve tried
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although he certainly has some competition
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha
Chris Davis with the slide into 1st
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
attaboy Chris!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ughh, why do players dive to first
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 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you cant in the astros system
into 1b — will get benched
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 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis is trying hard
But I have to disagree with Morgan, you can send him down and should so he can find his swing again
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That had to hurt.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG OMG OMG, Morgan actually says something smart...
that you don’t get to the bag as fast when you dive as if you just run through the bag.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he did that crap the other night
he needs to cut that sliding crap out, just run hard, you will get there.
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this new?
Nippert to start on Tues
see fanpost
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
really?
yikes, must mean Padz to the DL? or Mathis down?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they are just moving padz back a few days
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so Mathis down then,
someone has to go off the 40 to, likely BMac
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So... they're gonna bump one of Holland or Hunter from the roto if Padilla is healthy?
That would make me either unhappy or supremely pissed off, depending upon which one it is.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nippert would remian as the long man in the pen
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sure hope so
But according to TR’s blurb:
The Rangers are hoping Padilla can throw a side session in the bullpen on Monday and be ready to go either Wednesday or Thursday. He would bump either Derek Holland or Tommy Hunter. Padilla was on the disabled list earlier this year with a strained right shoulder but this is not considered as severe.
I guess that could mean they’d just push one of their starts back, hopefully.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Garza
Anyone else annoyed by his glove flutter thingamajig? Or am I alone on that? Though it being annoying I suppose is the point.
by atlantaranger on Jul 5, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
im definitely annoyed by it
I think Dan Wheeler does it worse
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't watch that guy
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheeler does it too
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Davis question pt. 2
Just to bring the game thread crew back in, nobody thinks he’ll have solid trade value at the end of the season? Even with solid defense and power? Sure the strikeouts are horrendous, but doesn’t his youth at least lessen that negative a bit? And am I the only one who thinks his second half will be better than his first?
Certainly we should all agree that with Smoak’s progress, Davis’ value at 1st is lessened. So if Smoak is the answer, when does Davis give us more value then after this season?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When he comes back and hits the cover off the ball as a DH and backup 1B
in 2010. Or so we hope…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not if he's still hitting around .200
I don’t think he’d have a whole lot of value, at least as a first baseman hitting that low.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defense is worth
jackshit at 1B. You are judged on your bat at the position.
If it was SS or CF, his exceptional defense would have more value.
"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 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd agree with that
but he should project as a better hitter from here out, no?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He may project, but as far as his value at that point...
you’d be selling low until he fulfills that projected hitting for a decent average.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not necessarily.
And he’d have to hit a whole helluva lot better for the Rangers to get decent value. And if he did so, wouldn’t it be smart to keep him around for 2010, so that his value climbs all the way back?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he has sucked for 3 straight months
and they’ve tried everything to straighten him out, why would you think he will change? It may take a full offseason or time in the minors to get his shit together.
"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 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're on an Albert Pujols level, though, your defense is worth a whole lot more than jack shit.
It makes your bat, essentially, as valuable as the same production at third or even second base.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially in the NL
I’m not entirely sold that his defense is worthless, just not as valuable as his OPS in the AL
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No,
it doesn’t.
If a SS hit like Pujols and played average defense he’d be worth much more than Pujols.
"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 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine if you wanted to trade him right now...
…you’d have a bunch of teams interested in him, on the theory that they could buy low on him, not give much up, and give him a chance to turn it around.
And I imagine he’s not trade bait for the same reason.
The guy is only 23, had two straight terrific seasons in 2007 and 2008, and now is struggling. He may need to go back to the minors to get himself straightened out, but he’s not worthless.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But that's now
What about over the winter?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on what he does the rest of the way
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough
And that’s the essence of my question. I guess it’s more projections than anything, but I just threw it out there for S’s & G’s
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends...
if he’s hitting in the .250 region with power and great defense, his value increases quite a bit as a trade chip. If he’s still hitting .200 though, you’d probably be trading him 50 or 60 cents on the dollar.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless he destroys the ball during the second half,
he’s not getting fair value in return. And if he does destroy the ball during the second half, the Rangers will want to keep him ~ or wait for him to accumulate even more value in 2010. Why the rush to trade him?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not rush
but take the opportune trade. If he improves over the second half, shouldn’t there be an equal concern that he will struggle out of the gate to start the 2010 season?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on how he improves ~ but probably not an equal concern, no.
Davis hasn’t made the necessary adjustments this year; if he proves he can do it, that’d be a concern lifted, both immediately and for the longer term.
And unless he absolutely catches fire in the second half, his simply improving isn’t going to give the Rangers a chance to get fair vaulue in a trade.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's assuming his fair value is that high
It’s a fair argument, but based on your assessment of his value (where I agree with you). But, if we’re wrong, we’re eating our asses at 1st.
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
If he sucks for the rest of this season, he’s bound for the minors, and Smoak will be up eventually. How are the Rangers “eating their asses” if Davis never reaches the potential he seemed to show last year? It would suck, but then the real missed opportunity was not dealing Davis this past off-season…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I could agree
The real opportunity might have been this offseason, but with so much history of offensive success, it’s hard not to expect an uptick in the second half this year, no?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, as lost as Davis has looked this season,
I expect him to continue struggling, and to be sent down sometime after the ASB.
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by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go team go!
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 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol again
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Woooo
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dp again
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 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey
its better to be lucky than good
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great play
Easy DP’s are making this fun to watch
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another DP woohoo
And it is unconventional, again
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
by the way
Robbie Ross loves the strike out, 4 through 2
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by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
by the way I adore you.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how does he feel about runs allowed?
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what did they give up
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 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Craig Italiano, Ryan Webb, PTBNL
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
intersting
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 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big fan of Italiano
because of hometown ties
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very interesting...
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey mambo
Mambo Italiano…
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WATCH OUT FOR THE A'S!!
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Mizzou12 on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Now they have both Ryan Sweeny and The Showboat?
They now are my most hated outfield in the majors.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about
Juan Rivera and Toriiiiiii Hunter???? huh what about it
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhhh, good point.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Sweeney and Scott Hairston
The masters of robbing the Rangers
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on kinsler
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Face, that's how you play 3B
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you know thats one of the few plays face has been fine on
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Its just ridiculous
was that 0 for 20 or 0 for 21?
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
20
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 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
0-37
damn
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.
-
"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 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Late game rally moose
Suck it, gayboys!
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think everyone who was playing the Nolan Ryan drinking game has passed out
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
by drizzle on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Comments have gone down a bit as this GDT has gone on
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not passed out yet
but tomorrow morning is going to suck
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need someone to verify Joe's story.
There’s a good chance he’s lying.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
misremembered
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did he say what year?
It could have only been 1981-1983 if it happened in the Astrodome.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is going to do the fact
checking on Morgan?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what did he say I wasn't listening
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can someone tell me?
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That he had a hitless streak of 37 that he broke against Nolan Ryan in the Astrodome
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Snapped an 0 for 30something streak
with a HR off of Ryan.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
http://www.fanhome.com/forums/baseball-history-trivia/13381-longest-hitless-streaks.html
He went over 30 ABs twice
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it would have been 1983 then...
Baseball reference isn’t loading for me all of a sudden, trying to pull up 1983’s game logs for JM to make sure it was Ryan that he broke it against.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking through 1981-1983 right now
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The homer was in 1983
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
by drizzle on Jul 5, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're so relieved when they don't have to actually talk about these teams they know nothing about.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cmon give Jim Sundberg some love too ha
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They dont know who he is
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attaboy Murph
I am loving this guy more and more every week
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kins could learn a thing or two from the murph
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
.815 ops now
Didn’t see that coming in mid april.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, and he's been walking alot more than he was last year
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go look at his split stats
month by month over his short career
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Italiano, Webb, PTBNL
Rangers equivalent…Michael Schlacht, Tommy Hunter, PTBNL
Would you have dealt Schlacht, Hunter and something for Hairston, and plugged him in as your every day dH?
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would think hard about it
Hunter would be the one i wouldnt want to give up.
by Michael Cave on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't give up Tommy
straight up for him, I’ve said this before but I value Tommy a lot if not as a starter then a late inning reliever
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how much is Hariston owed and how long is he under control
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not enough of a tracker record to do that for me.
I have my doubts he hits for a .800 ops from here on out.
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
He doesn’t walk too much, and his BABIP is .358.
I don’t think I would.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
B-R has just slowed to a crawl
I assume from everyone looking up if Joe Morgan has ever homered against Nolan Ryan.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I got to the Joe Morgan page, but it's not loading the "vs. pitcher" tab
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
by drizzle on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trivia question: What are the 3 lowest season batting averages in Rangers history...
…in a 400+ PA season? (Name the player and year.)
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think one of them is probably Dean Palmer circa 1994
?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I went looking for this info, I would have guessed he made the list as well...
…but no. (His lowest was ’92… .229.)
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i knew he had a sub .230 year
and thats not one of them? wow
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know Mendoza of the Mendoza line played for us sometime in the 70's too
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assume they all happened
late 60s early 70s.
"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 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mikey Tettleton circa '95?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
His lowest as a Ranger was .238 in ’95.
I will say that I did correctly get one of the three on the list… but I guessed him largely because he was the last Ranger I remember hating as much as I hate Chris Davis (as a ballplayer, of course).
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I almost want Davis to be sent down...
…just to find out what in the hell you are going to talk about once he’s gone.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you hate Davis last year?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was indifferent to him.
As the Rangers season was over during most of his ABs.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you thought he had a bag of nothing?
Never mind the fact he hit the shit out of the ball.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK... as a hint... here are the years:
1975
1983
1995
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay
Jim Sundberg
Ned Yost
Damon Buford
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damon Buford... ahhh
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sundberg...
Yes. He actually had the two lowest:
1973 — .199
1983 — .201
The others are not the 3rd lowest.
The 3rd lowest was .219 (in ’95).
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The .219 in '95...
…Benji Gil.
Fwiw, George Wright ’85 barely escapes this list as he only had 393 PAs… while hitting .190.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 5, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are they randomly showing Nolan Ryan stats every third hitter?!
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nolan Ryan is the only person connected to this game they have any knowledge of
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by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since I don't get to see most games
Do the Rangers ever have a home game without the wave?
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No...
and this is a particularly long wave.
Shameful.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 5, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately not. it gets embarrassing
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably not.
Our crowds are kind of retarded.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever been a part of that crowd?
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been over 10 years since I went to a Ranger home game
But I will see them play Tuesday night
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, not yet.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sturm talked about his trip to Fenway
a few weeks ago, and said that they did the wave in the middle of the game also…
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No it's just our stadium
I’ve seen the wave at Dodgers stadium while five beach balls were being thrown around, but it was merely me daydreaming.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea your right
he was lying about his vacation…
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm willing to bet he thinks Boston is near Seattle.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One time the only tickets that were purchased for a game...
were by the Arlington No Limbs Club. They just nodded slowly for the wave.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I, on the other hand, do not believe in starting pitching.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If *you* believe in starting pitching, Rangers fans,
clap your hands together slowly and chant, “I do believe in starting pitching, I do, I do.”
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Otherwise Tinker Bell gets it.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe in superstars
Organic food, or foreign cars.
I don’t believe the price of gold.
The certainty of growing old
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don Williams is greatness
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe in Blalock, I just believe in me.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is Lennon
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And
don’t believe in magic,
I don’t believe in I-ching,
I don’t believe in bible,
I don’t believe in tarot,
I don’t believe in Hitler,
I don’t believe in Jesus,
I don’t believe in Kennedy,
I don’t believe in Buddha,
I don’t believe in mantra,
I don’t believe in Gita,
I don’t believe in yoga,
I don’t believe in kings…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I fucked that up.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well. . .
I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Goodnight.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe in love
never have, never will
by Panorama on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy and Andrus need to share
the leadoff
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
by RangerMad on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A Vietnam video commercial?
Is there a large market for that during baseball games?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seems like a really odd spot for ESPN.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
Damn you, Army
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad fought in the war...
River boat gunner on the Mekong Delta. I like to study Vietnam as a hobby.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did a report on the battle of Hue in high school
And “interviewed” my Dad for it. He was a corpsman attached to 3rd Marine Force Recon in ’68, but his first action was at Hue.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe cuz Admiral Stockdale is coaching the Rays
by ElCaudernoRojo on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they play that
all the time during college football
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Epic Blalock fail.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So much for Blalock being hot
wow, he’s been about as bad as possible tonight
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Blalock wasn't really "hot"
He’s just hit a bunch of home runs recently, and a couple of them where really timely for a change.
Same thing with Jones.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well he hit 3 HRs in two games
thats pretty hot
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Well, to me, “hot” is seeing the ball well and hitting it all over the ballpark, not nescessarily just hitting a bunch of home runs and not doing much else. That’s more of a power streak – not that those are a bad thing or anything.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are players
who are dead pull hitters, and never hit it over the ballpark. They can still be hot.
"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 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, I and most everyone else thought he was getting hot at least
but you kind of derailed my point that he is not in fact hot and the excitement over him was unmerited
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chick in this Tostitos commercial...
hot or not?
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate this Tostitos commercial
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It bothers me how she says "Pooarty"
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like...
an ex I had that said “melk” instead of milk.
It drove me nuts.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
blalock will probably
hit a bomb in the 9th to keep the stats moving…
"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...
by ivysafety39 on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hopefully
we won’t bat in the 9th but if we do the HR will mean something
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robbie Ross
4/2/0/0/1/8
All of hits outs have been on grounders or K’s.
by LiamP on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Robbie now has 8ks through 4
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is it that people in Texas are about the only people I ever see painted up for games...
this extends to all Texas sports. You get the odd case here or there elsewhere, but not to the same sheer numbers as in Texas it seems.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way. . .
For those who don’t already know the story, Joe does, in fact, have a history of telling flat-out lies and passing them off as epic stories of his playing days.
There are others, but that was the big one. And ESPN announced he would apologize on air. The next week, when Jon Miller prompted him about 4 or 5 times to do so, Joe litterally just sat there in silence on the air. It was very uncomfortable.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
x
That doesn’t really seem that implausible to me. Things run together after 40 years, I’d imagine.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way too confident about it actually happening in that case.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno.
I’ve done that, too. Memory believes before knowing remembers.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more I read about memory and the brain...
…the more I come to believe that what people remember doesn’t mean jack.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
Memory is the new BA/HR/RBI split.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then why did they keep him?
Never mind, almost forgot, it is ESPN
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And in unrelated news...
…it has just been announced that Joe Morgan will be running for governor of Alaska.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean that if he wins, he leaves?
I’ll make sure to call my buds in the Air Force up there and remind them to vote for good Joe
by Mark from OC on Jul 5, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, to everyone saying that at least these people talked baseball unlike Josh and Tom...
since when is Wimbledon sponsored and ran by MLB?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if the ESPN guys have noticed JJ's tree trunks
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well what do you know Joe told a truthful story.
Boxscore Previous to that game, 34 hitless at bats spanning 14 games.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
by drizzle on Jul 5, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go, Joe!
I gained some respect for the man tonight for telling us the truth. Now he ranks somewhere slightly above gum on the bottom of my shoe and people who shit in the middle of public areas.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was also correct in telling us...
that it’s faster to run through first base rather than dive into it!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then.
I never knew that before Joe.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
89
right by your ass!!! YOUR FUCKING OUT!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of hot..
How about Jason Jennings?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lonestarjon
likes ’em thick…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Well, of course. But he hasn’t struck out 14 in his last 10.1 innings.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
love watching him on gameday, the dude hates the middle of the plate but hes good enough with his location and mixing up his pitches to get away with it
by mdd on Jul 5, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honest question:
Where does “Watching the Texas Rangers win a World Series championship” rank in your long term life goals?
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty high
Considering that following the Rangers has been a big part of my life for the past 20 years.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
by RCCook on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right below seeing TCU Football or TCU baseball win a national championship.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very high
I really want to see this happen. I honestly might cry when it does.
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i aint skeered
I will sports cry
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will cry
I screamed myself hoarse for two days after the Stars won their title in 1999, and my love for them is a mere fraction of my love for the Rangers.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
by RCCook on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It falls under the "dreams that might kill me with stress" category
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fairly high
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.
-
"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 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just below
Getting married and having a family. Or somewhere in that region :)
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right after
hooking up with Jill Wagner(aka The Mercury Girl)
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's an interesting question
Would you rather hook up with your dream girl (or guy, in the case of LSB’s female following) or see the Rangers win a world series?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty high myself...
I have a solid job
I have a wonderful daughter
I have 3 Giants Super Bowl wins
I have 2 UConn basketball championships
I have 1 Ohio State football championship
I have a Hartford Whalers Stanley Cup (kind of..)
Outside of goals involving my daughter, it’s probably number one.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please someone smack the crap out of those behind home waving
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
remember when Cruz was one of the best players
in the AL this year. Those were good times.
"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 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hes still been well above average
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's like the fifth highest
AL RF in OPS.
"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 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is.. above average.
Add in some good defense and..
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In threadjacking news:
Kidd is staying in Dallas.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the miles reverse curse strikes again
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.
-
"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 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay?
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
A few more seasons of hanging around 50 wins and hoping to advance out of the first round!!!
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gortat
Will be an upgrade over Damp, I believe.
A lot is riding on what happens with Stack and Damp. I’ll reserve judgment until I see the final roster.
by brettgardner on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a message board I troll where threads are frequently interrupted by someone saying "SHUT UP, JOSH HAMILTON IS HITTING HOME RUNS!"
I feel like ESPN is like that.
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Hamilton
do y’all think ESPN was pissed we didn’t do all we could to get him up here for the national telecast
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Longoria
has put on a clinic tonight. I hope MY set his DVR.
by 3Bagger on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys!
Ichiro could hit home runs if he wanted to!!!
by philkid3 on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is the main reason why I hate him so much
People who say that.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis up, Strikeout or Ground out?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on Jul 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Single
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
K
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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