The 2nd annual GDT graphics ceremony of awards!!!
by BigGuns on Feb 16, 2010 6:46 PM CST
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Well folks it's that time of year to reminisce and recognize those that bestowed upon us their GDT graphics genius. But before we do that let's go over some of the more epic GDT moments as I recall them to be. One of the top GDT moments of the year had to be the introduction of Medusa one May night at RBiA playing the White Sox. Medusa was the talk of the town for weeks Her good looks and charm spawned tons of graphics work and new stats including the P.M.R. ...post Medusa record not to be confused with P.M.S., although there are similarities.
Another rousing success for Ranger fans was Heidi Richardson, sex pot wife of up and coming catcher Kevin Richardson. I have not seen Ranger fans that excited in years and if you saw her you would totally understand why. It became an engorged bone of contention as to how exactly Heidi Kevin was to remain on the roster. On the flip side we had a Dawg, a Texas_Dawg.
Hall of shame troll Texas_Dawg had more enemies than Bernie Madoff. He made LBrooks look like little bo peep imho. Ben had no choice but to ban him and it wasn't easy. Ben had to play whac-a-troll hitting him 6 or 7 times before he finally gave up. The poor boy didn't have the sense to change his moniker. Last I heard of Texas_Dawg he was recovering from double TOS surgery. It seems he read on the internet that if you remove a rib it's much easier to pleasure oneself. Just as the doctor was to begin the procedure Dawg looked up at the doctor and said " I've given this a tremendous amount of thought fwiw and would you mind taking out 2 ribs?"
Game Day threaders really don't get a fair shake. There's a lot of talent in your typical GDT. I really don't care if it's the kind of talent that could make Heidi Fleiss blush, it's still talent. So what if it's true that it takes 3 Game day threaders to screw in a lightbulb. Have you ever tried to screw in a lightbulb while you're drunk and your knee is spasmodically jerking? So anyway let's sojourn to the black tie affair and the expansive breadth of graphics talent:
DSheppard- I don't even know where to start here since there's so much but some of my favorites were the gifs early in the season you once called the "standings tracker". I also loved Cruz missile, the Byrdman of Arlington, J.D. clapping in black and white with Medusa in the background, OC dancing around bases, zip it up gif with Guardado and Adam with fork.
Baseballismyboyfriend- Lots of talent here folks. Some of my favorite pieces of work were The Padilla Flotilla, Milly pulling chariot, Milly holding last years pants, fear the Murphinator, and Feldmania. One of my favorites was you wearing the shirt with "I'm an Andrus caliber catch" on it <----seXXXy
CMKelly29 - Some of his top drawer stuff included DP Dino with green creature lurking, Knoxdusa, Salty? flipping off the cameraman and the Rally taco.
Inkara- Built for Fun vodka pic is a classic, single play squid big winner, rally roaches not so much, double play dinosaur.
Whipsmart- The Alyssa series, Mr. Knox please have a seat, the Basetrix with Nellie Cruz.
LoneStarJon- Nelson Cruz tower to tower goatee power, Hank take me to the bank cause I'm money, Elvis king of the diamond card, unleash the triple play triceratops.
Brandon Worley- Madrigal Doll
Gossamer - ya'll done been swept
Chase Irwin- "Lumpy"
Gthd36- Rick Flair woooooo always works, broom with Ranger logo
GDawg - muscleman with Davis face
TexasRaider - Yellow Elvis neon sign and Kinsler fuel injection monster.
Drizzle- James Earl Jones dancing, the first Medusa pic.
I.Orange555 - HH with bunny ears.
last years awards ceremony:
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/10/3/626075/1st-annual-gdt-graphics-aw
non GDT related talent:
Ben Morris - The Josey Wales animated story - you know the one where Ben shit on Josey's toothbrush.
i.Orange aka "Pookie" - The esteemed writer of the Derek Cleets Story. It was sooo incredibly esoteric that no one really got it. I found that upon the 7th or 8th reading it really starts to "come together". Great success!!
Special Props
Rodney- Rodney gets special consideration for being a vital cog in the GDT dynamic with his "Go first place mother effin Rangers" bit during those glorious summer days. Some people couldn't even get their days started until they saw that. He would mysteriously disappear most nights around 8, usually around the time the girl in the 2 piece came to pick up his trash in his new la de da digs. Rodney was on the GDT all star team in '08. In '08 he'd take off his coat and stay a while, in '09 he put on his latex coat and left after making an "appearance".Stay tuned for the '10 version.
Boomer1 - Former bug mass murderer turned real estate mogul Boomer1 gets special props for manning up during one of the GDT's and after some probing admitting that one of his favorite snacks, captain crunch does indeed have crunchberries. I think he may have thought it was a little ghey to admit it at first. It's ok Boomer, Chris Davis considers pink jellybeans his favorite snack, which actually may explain a lot.
Brian "Big Money" Thomas- The renaissanced ole chap would grace us with his presence from time to time. When Brian entered the room the room I.Q. would markedly rise and we'd all learn a few new words. He'd then deflate a couple of heads and be on his way. It was a virtual smorgasbord of WIN!
I looked through about 50 GDT's to come up with these so if I missed yours post it here!!!
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here here!
hopefully i can find time to do more. didn’t make more than 3 or 4 last year, made tons the year before.
go team go!
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
i know i know
it’s hear hear
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
I recommend this post
;)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Good work BG
I hope Alyssa sticks around this year, and I enjoyed iorange’s Cleets story. Different strokes…
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Alyssa isn't going anywhere
neither are the Double Play Stormtroopers.
Also have a few Vlad-centric ones planned. Should be a good year.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
I think DShep wins
but it is a close race. Thanks for the shout out Ron! What a great Summer it was. This Summer will take us to new heights! First round and beyond with new graphics.
Josey Wales born on LSB July 18, 2006 Jumped the shark--That glorious day in 2008. RIP Josey Wales.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Thanks Boomer!
I hear ya, I haven’t been this excited about a season in like…EVER!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I love GDT's getting respect
They are the highlight of this website after all.
;]
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
hey i.orange can you start things off with one of my all time favorites...
HH with the bunny ears on?
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Damn you suck!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Cranky lately much?
Deal with it.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Looking through 50 GDT's... now that's dedication.
DShep will always win the LSB graphics award, no contest, but I’m pretty proud of the Triple Play Triceratops actually inducing a triple play. That was just nuts.
Now I just need some fresh ideas for this year…
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
yes sir DShep is the master alright...
but you did some great work yourself, there is more than one award :)
Can you post the Triceratops? That’s a REALLY good one.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Hopefully the photobucket account it's on is still active...
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 16, 2010 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
thanks Jon!
I haven’t see this one before I don’t think, it’s quite awesome though.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Yeah,
the actual triple play puts in 2nd place, imo.
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
Flattered to be included among the greats.
It’s like the Rangers farm system: there are the greats like DShepp, BBIMBF and Inkara (Feliz, Smoak, Perez), then there’s a gap before you get to schmoes like me. Just happy to be here.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
I'm just thrilled
To be making PB & Js for those kids in Low A…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
bring it
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Feb 16, 2010 9:41 PM CST reply actions
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"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Feb 17, 2010 5:06 PM CST up reply actions
lame
zzzz snooze zzzz
I'm a newbie now... I've been on a sort of sabbatical leave... a rest from LSB or hiatus so to speak.
by hurlerhurley on Feb 19, 2010 9:17 PM CST up reply actions
Be honest...
How many times have you gone for a ride on your bike after a few brewskis and done that Hurler?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
The rally alpaca
will have its time to shine. Just wait until the season starts.
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
yeh it's actually starting to grow on me.... the more I look at it ...
Viva La Rally Alpaca!!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I'm actually rather honored to be considered one of the top graphic people here
I don’t know how much I’ll be able to do in 2010, though. My main computer died, which had the software I was using (Paint Shop Pro 6), and plus, I got married and have a son due March 27, which I suspect will really cut into my GDT time.
Wow. Congrats dude.
Well, not on the computer, but you know.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Well, congrats Inky!
Always happy to see you chiming in here…and very happy for you, as always :)
Tell you what, you agree to hang around when you can, and I will send you a disk with Paint Shop (whateverversion). Deal?
Oh, and how is the newspaper biz for you?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
congrats on the family
Get ready to be tired a lot.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
I'm ready for 2010
I’m going to take it to a whole new level for this season.
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
Me, too
as in, I might actually visit a game day thread more than about once a month.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
you better
GDT it more this year
I'm a newbie now... I've been on a sort of sabbatical leave... a rest from LSB or hiatus so to speak.
by hurlerhurley on Feb 19, 2010 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
oh yeh dawg? In what ways?
Graphically? Go to more games? How?
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I totally want to get in on the gif fun.
I’ve only been able to steal some off other sites and pics I thought would come in handy during certain scenarios during a game. I’d really like to find a way to do my own graphics and drawing. Can anyone point me in the right direction or some suggestions?
I’m also curious how to do screen shots the best. Should I use my DVR and take a pic using my digital camera? Then I can edit it however with a program? Or will it be best grabbing a link online and doing screen shots? I’m pretty computer literate (I studied electrical engineering in college and took a few computer programming classes and Visual Basic classes, but that was about 6 years ago). Thanks in advance for any help.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I'm sure Dshep could help you with this..
Hopefully he shows up soon since doing this thread without him would be like doing a movie premiere without the stars being present..
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
thanks for the link
this looks good… If you’d like to make an animated GIF but don’t want mess around with downloading software, GifNinja is a web-based application for converting images and video into animated GIFs. Sample inside.
I'm a newbie now... I've been on a sort of sabbatical leave... a rest from LSB or hiatus so to speak.
by hurlerhurley on Feb 19, 2010 9:25 PM CST up reply actions
GDTs are great way of knowing you need
a new computer. After waiting a full minute for the page to load I decided it was time for an upgrade. My new computer and Fry’s thanks you LSB.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
ditto
Last season I had to choose between watching a stream or following along the GDT. This year I’m hoping to stream, GDT and listen to minor league games all at the same time. Can’t stop science.
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
I got mine souped up this Xmas
This year I should be able to watch a stream, follow a GDT and surf stat sites a lot more easily than years past, in which my computer slowed to a crawl once the thread got past 400 comments or so.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Wow Guns, you did your homework buddy!
<img src="http://i1
7.photobucket.com/albums/b67/cmkelly29/knoxdusa4.jpg?t=1266415114"/>
Haha!
Oh…the memories.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
NOW this is what I was talking about! Thanks Boss! Excellent stuff!!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I always loved the Kinsler one...
“I’m Ian effin Kinsler damnit! Do you realize who I am?!?
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
my presence was far too limited and inconsistent
I usually TiVO the games and watch them after I put my kids to bed. When I catch up, I’ll sometimes join the GDT threads. I agree DSheppard is the master. Everyone else are his apprentices. Here were some of my creations:
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Feb 17, 2010 9:09 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
WOW I'm impressed, thank you sir!
Your work is amongst the best!!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Thanks, I'm looking forward to adding even more gifs this season.
The work I’m most proud of though still has to be the screencap of the popcorn dude:
"I can hit 100 whenever I want." ---Neftali Feliz
by drizzle on Feb 17, 2010 9:39 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Hi
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Freakin'
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
yes.. drizzle
the popcorn foul ball is one of my favorites
I'm a newbie now... I've been on a sort of sabbatical leave... a rest from LSB or hiatus so to speak.
by hurlerhurley on Feb 19, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
This line was genius.
Ben had to play whac-a-troll hitting him 6 or 7 times before he finally gave up.
And, thanks to everyone for posting awesome pics in the GDTs.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
one of my favorites is the guy who screamed like he's insane on the grassy knoll
after the HR shot
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
I've said it before, and I'll say it again--
This is the greatest gif of all time.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Feb 18, 2010 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't we have one of the guy getting hit in the 'nads on Green's Hill too?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Hmm,
I don’t remember that. But, I sure would watch it and laugh if we did.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Feb 18, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
It's an honor just to be nominated
but DShepp is the true artist around here…
However, while the classics will still be around, I will not rest on my laurels and I have a few graphics waiting to make their debut come April.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Wow...
I can’t believe I was even mentioned. Looking forward to even more GDT this summer.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
I come out of my 2 week hiatus
to say thank for the mentions all!
the preceding post was a great success.
I think we need to vote on the new rally picture for this season...
2008 = Rally Turtle
2009 = Rally Taco / Rally Alpaca
2010 = ?
Start winging out some ideas.
You forgot Rally Hank
Although that image worked about as well as it’s namesake.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
2010 is the Year of the Tiger
on the Chinese calendar and some purported traits seem appropriate to our gameday threads:
Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish, aggressive, unpredictable, moody.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Perfect!
Now someone just needs to slap a “Rally Tiger” label on some Comlin-Asian golfer surrounded by whores…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I've got two of them that were regularly posted during the GDTs late in the season
I’ll whip them out again after work (can’t get to my photobucket acct from here)
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
I'd like to see someone ...
change the “God” to “Gut” and put Ron Washington’s face in here…
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I'd give it a go, but I have no idea how to duplicate that font
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
oh niiiiiice now the hard part is getting the face right
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
yeh was gonna say ...fix that gap! :)
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
Ok, now change the rose in his pocket
to sunflower seeds.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
by t ball on Feb 18, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
i can't see the other pic, but this is what i got
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
by sunlegend54 on Feb 22, 2010 5:55 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
WOWWWWWW you are good sir! Thank you, I LOVE IT!!!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
thanks man
your welcome
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
by sunlegend54 on Feb 23, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Somebody at Fox
needs to play the theme when he walks to the mound.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I was in that first GDT. Absolutly awesome.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
It's just the look...
on the funny fuckers face when you see him slowly come up.
Makes me chuckle every time I see it.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
x
DSheppard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know everyones shocked.
GOLD- DSheppard
SILVER- The pride of Milford, CT, CMKelly29 walks away with the silver.
BRONZE- Williamos02 takes the bronze. His Greenberg as our savior may very well be the best graphic I’ve ever seen.
Honorable Mention: LSJ, Drizzle, Tyd3311, Whipsmart
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
wasn't sure where to put this, so here
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
that's really cool Sunlegend54
it would make an awesome beach towel imo.
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
oops meant to reply
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
thanks man
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
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