Series Preview: Orioles @ Rangers - Limited Engagement, Two Nights Only
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:00 PM CDT
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Weird things happen when the Rangers play the Orioles. Join my guided tour of the bizarre and marvel at the conquests of the superhuman when the men from Arlington face the birds from Baltimore.
- The Rangers score a team record 16 runs in the 8th inning of a 27-6 victory over these Orioles on April 19, 1996. The Rangers batted around twice in the inning. There were seven walks, five singles, a home run, a double, a stolen base, a wild pitch, and one grand slam before there were three outs.
- September 3, 2002, Aaron Myette (proof that none of us should ever complain about a pitcher ever again) threw two tight pitches to Melvin Mora to lead off the game. Myette was then tossed from the game by home plate umpire Mark Hirschbeck. Todd Van Poppel came into the game, finished walking Mora, and walked the next hitter before then wiggling out the inning and one more without a hit. Joaquin Benoit took over and pitched six more no-hit innings before giving up a lead-off triple in the 9th.
- August 22, 2007:
- Ian Kinsler had only had one other five hit game in his big league career (Also against Baltimore) when, on April 15, 2009, he decided to go one better in the hit column and in the history books when he went 6-6, becoming the first Major League player in 119 years to finish with six hits in a nine-inning game in which he hit for the cycle.
- May 19, 2010, the first Perfect Game by committee/40 run/20 run inning/7-7 with 7 home runs game in baseball history.
"AND LITTLETON GOT A SAVE! THEY SCORED 30 RUNS AND HE GOT A SAVE!" - Tim Kurkjian with a vocal assist from Matthew Lesko.
The best thing about all of the above wacky happenings is the coincidence that they were all in favor of the Rangers. Except for that last one, that one did not happen. You people are gullible.
Wednesday, May 19 7:05: RHP Jeremy Guthrie vs. RHP Rich "Smilin'" Harden
Thursday, May 20 7:05: LHP Brian Matusz vs. RHP Scott Feldman
Hey guys, good news. The Rangers get their first look at Brian Matusz. But there's no need to worry, the Orioles get their first look at Joaquin Arias. Matusz, one of those left-handed pitchers that baseball teams keep throwing at the Rangers, is a youngster with promise. With promise comes hype. With hype comes expectations. With expectations comes scrutiny. You can see why being a young big league player is difficult when "promise" can turn into "scrutiny" within three sentences. Matusz has done well so far, however.
Matusz is currently sporting a 3.20 FIP and a respectable 7.4 K/9. He's walking too many at 3.4 BB/9 but he's also been unlucky with a .351 BABIP. There's no reason to believe he won't soon be one of the top lefties in the American League. There are pretty good odds that he'll look that way on Thursday against the Rangers.
There's no real reason to believe that Scott Feldman will soon be one of the top lefties in the American League because he is right-handed. He also, unfortunately, hasn't been very good. At least 2010 Scott Feldman hasn't been. While I am encouraged by practically everything he did between the 2nd and 7th innings in his last start in Toronto, providing some hope that things have turned the corner, there's reason to be alarmed by what the Rangers might get from Feldman this year. At just shy of 45 innings the sample is beginning to no longer be small enough to just shrug and hope.
The thing that worries me is Feldman still has a low strike rate (5.48) only this year he is walking a more batters (3.45 BB/9 in '10 vs. 3.08 in '09), he's allowing way more fly balls (0.90 GB/FB in '09 vs. 1.43 in '10) which means he's allowing more home runs (1.02 HR/9 in '10 vs. 0.85 in '09). He's also not stranding runners who get on base (54.7% LOB% in '10 vs. 72.8% in '09) which is hurting him because his BABIP is up from .275 in '09 to .333 in '10.
Perhaps the BABIP means there's some regression to a more '09 Scott Feldman that can be expected, and his FIP and XFIP are lower than his ERA, so perhaps the defense hasn't been showing up as much for Feldman this year as they did last year. Regardless, I'd like to see a couple of starts where Feldman gets some ground balls, doesn't walk too many guys, and gets out of a jam or two. You know, 2009 Scott Feldman.
However, thanks to baseball being baseball, any Feldman start could end in a Perfect Game/40 run/20 run inning/7-7 with 7 home runs game and the likelihood only goes up when the Rangers play the Orioles.
Baltimore Orioles (13-27, 5th place AL East)
Rangers' 2010 Record vs. Baltimore: N/A
Baltimore's Recent Results: 1-1 Series tie against the Kansas City Royals
SBN Orioles' Blog: Camden Chat
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Match-up: (as of 5/18) |
Rangers |
Orioles |
Advantage |
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Batting (RAR) |
43.5 (17th) |
13.9 (27th) |
Rangers |
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Starters (RAR) |
24.5 (24th) |
18.2 (26th) |
Rangers? |
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Bullpen (RAR) |
0.1 (23th) |
-0.6 (24th) |
Rangers? |
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Overall RAR |
68.1 |
31.5 |
Rangers |
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Defense Runs Saved |
17 |
5 |
Rangers |
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Questions to Ponder:
- Brian Matusz or Martin Perez, who wins a Cy Young Award first?
- Is it alright with you guys if Rich Harden cracks a smile while watching Blazing Saddles or while witnessing the birth of his children?
- Did anyone else notice that Ty Wigginton is 5th in baseball in wOBA?
Is anyone else now fully engorged? - Will the Rangers have more or less than 3 bunts in this series?
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You can't find this kind of hard-hitting analysis just anywhere
There’s no real reason to believe that Scott Feldman will soon be one of the top lefties in the American League because he is right-handed.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
and Rangersw/e, one of them keeps ruining my good name
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Sounds like something Joe Morgan might say
except more insightful
These are fun.
Love ya, goET.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
If the Orioles could only be 10% as great as "The Wire"...
…they would win THREE World Series every season.
He's not a regular bum, he's a genius bum
just started rewatching the series for the 3rd time
im in love all over again
by studcrackers on May 19, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully...
the one with the tightest pants.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Your comparison chart is incomplete
without intangibles. RAR don’t measure scrapacity.
by robert_d_wilfong on May 19, 2010 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
Rangers 48.7
Orioles 7.3
Advantage: Rangers
Of course, within the scrapacity metric is SBM/9 (Stupid Baserunning Mistakes Per 9), which is why Rangers have accumulated a lot of scrap.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Our league-leading SBM/9 is more than ameliorated by DAR and PEAR
(Dreaminess Above Replacement and Presences of Elvis Above Replacement).
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I think we've got you guys...
on the SBM/9…..we make A LOT.
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on May 19, 2010 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Just add SOWB
Scoring Opportunities Wasted by Bunting
I was a Ranger fan when being a Rangers fan wasn't cool.
Don't forget ROI
Running Out of Innings
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Nice, as always goET.
I likey.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Everytime I read "Rangers?"
I did it in an Anchorman voice.
Very well done. These are easily my favorite regular contributions from people not named Adam
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
Most secure save ever
It must feel nice to go out there in 9th knowing you can give up 26 runs and still get the save
If it had been 2006...
and Francisco Cordero, he would have given up 26 runs and the Rangers would have gotten one more on the board so he could pick up the win.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Correct
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Is that a condom?
In the graffiti pic?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
It's a bullet...
or maybe a white pencil, or maybe a tall clown hat.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna stick with condom
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
"Did anyone ever tell you, you look like a little penis with that little hat on?"
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Your mom did
ZING!!!
i kleed i keed
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
fuck
i cant even make a joke w/o a typo. I suck at ths thing called the internet.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
naw, since it's baseball
it’s a rubber
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Minor point.
The Rangers saw Matusz last year.
by LiamP on May 19, 2010 3:22 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Oh...
that’s right. He beat Millwood, didn’t he?
Oh well. This is the first time I’LL see Matusz against the Rangers and that’s what important here.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
We need more 2 game series
That way we get more of these Series previews.
Keep ’em coming!
What's the rumpus?
Another bizarre/unusual occurance in the Baltimore/Texas series
Turn back the clock to 2001.
Cal Ripken was making his final appearance at the Ballpark, and he hit a home run in the 7th inning. Chuck Morgan got caught up in the moment and played “The Natural” theme as he was running the bases. The Rangers were ahead 7-3 at that point.
Someone on the Rangers got miffed about it, and Chuck later apologized. Darren Oliver was the pitcher that gave up the home run, but I think Chuck said Darren didn’t complain. Chuck has said that the fireworks were not set off.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Didn't they...
retire Cal’s visitor’s clubhouse locker, also, or something weird like that?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Found an article about it
Johnny Oates had already stepped down, but they brought hiim back for the little ceremony.
The managers of the game were Jerry Narron and Mike Hargrove. I forgot that Hargrove was an Orioles manager.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
I did too until I did a Sporcle quiz the other day about last 5 managers for each team
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Elvis gif
Not enough fps, I guess, but I’ve watched it over and over again and can not figure out when he transferred the ball. He catches it, hits the ground, and the next you can see, it is in his throwing hand. Nuts.
It's all...
one amazingly slick motion.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
The crazy thing is the slide and then instantly plant one foot
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
This implies there is something Elvis would not be good at it
And that, sir, is cause for a fistfight.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Its all the shoes
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
The best transfer I've seen this season is the one Hammy did in CF
several games ago while throwing that guy out at home. Don’t even remember the player/opposing team, but it was one sick transfer.
Found a couple on MLB.com
Both are pretty. If you forgot about the Toronto throw, look at the score and you’ll remember why.
that throw in Toronto is absolutley perfect
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
When was the...
throw to 2nd when he is playing LF? He did a quick spin and gunned it in to 2nd. Can’t remember when he did that.
"No nuts, no glory"
yeah
and i dont think anybodyin MLB would argue that
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
I like how...
You can see Michael Young walking by and from the angle of his body, it doesn’t even look like he’s looking over. He’s like, “Whatever. I could have done that.”
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
He's thinking to himself...
I did a really good job teaching him what I know whilst being in his hip pocket.
I think he's saying "that's an out - I'm walking to the dugout"
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
"I'm taking my glove and ball and going home."
~“Hey Mike, you have to catch the ball to take it home with ya.”
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
No GoET. MY is thinking
he got to it, and that’s an out. Time to go to the dugout. ;)
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
Shit
Sorry Wyo. Didn’t see your post. Great minds think alike.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
It was...
the first out of the inning, though.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
The play was so good in MY's head
he felt it was worth 3 outs.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
hopefully
rangers aren’t looking forward to big weekend series and take care of business against the black birds
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 19, 2010 3:25 PM CDT reply actions
I'm concerned by the pitching matchups.
But I’m guessing the offense and defense are enough that I should still be expecting at least a split, right?
Yeah...
this is pretty much the worst case scenario for pitching matchups of these two teams right now. But, if it’s going to happen, it might as well be against Baltimore.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think many share your concern
but I was avoiding talking about it.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I'd really like to see...
a Ranger win a Cy Young in my lifetime. Hell, even a Rookie of the Year would be nice.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point, it's just a question of how many Cy Youngs Feliz and Perez will win in your lifetime
The answer, while not definite, is certain to be < MVPs won by Elvis.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Here's how the Cy Youngs will break down.
One for Holland, but he may have deserved a couple more.
Five for Perez, who was the player of his generation.
Three for Feliz, including one when he goes back to being a closer late in his career.
One for Wilmer Font when he has a flukily low ERA that gets the BBWAA vote.
One for Scheppers the year he allows three earned runs over the entire season.
You forgot...
Michael Schlact. :(
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do you have to be such a pessimist?
Scheppers gives up a full three runs over the season? Geeze, c’mon man. Have a little faith.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
The rest only win
when Martin Perez becomes ineligible for the Cy and they create a new award – the Martin Perez award, which is only awarded in years when a pitcher can approach Perez’s dominance. It only gets awarded 3 times in the next 100 years.
Go Rice Owls!
The three winners of the Martin Perez Award, of course, will all be Rangers pitchers
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Wouldn't it be
the Neftali Perez award?
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
Two of them are NL awards
because Perez was so awesome that they just gave him both.
by robert_d_wilfong on May 19, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
if Feliz keeps saving games you should get your wish.
Just ask Anrdew Bailey how important saves are to winning the ROY award.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Eight years...
before I was born.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Now I feel old as well...
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Rookie of the Year?
Hell, I’m already expecting a three-way tie for 1st this year between Smoak, Happy, and Holland
Matt (Denver, CO): Congratulations, I heard you won a gold glove!
Klaw (1:18 PM) : Thanks, I had a great year at the plate!
I think Jason Heyward is ready to be promoted to the AL. He’s mastered the NL - Matthew Carruth
i dont think Dutch
is eligible because of last year. I could be wrong though
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Unless the same voters vote for him like they did with Volquez
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I hope I never read
F*&^ Ty Wiggington the whoile series.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
Fully engorged.
Went to the T Center.
"When you play Happy," Andrus said, "good things will happen."
by Feliz es bueno on May 19, 2010 3:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i hate that we have to face Matusz in this 2 game series
of all their pitchers, that’s the only guy I wouldn’t want to face.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Question: If Harden has another poor start, can we run him out there again?
I would think he would have to be put on the DL, and hopefully Hunter will be ready to step up by next Tuesday
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Skip his next start if he sucks again tonight....
also break up Scooter and Feldman from starting on back to back days since we have like 3 off-days in like 8 days or something.
"No nuts, no glory"
read somewhere that they do not plan to do that.
They think everyone could use the rest next off day.
Insane.
by Black Francis on May 19, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Bah...
I was going to say something about how I assumed they wouldn’t break them up, but I was hoping that if I didn’t up that out there in the universe, it wouldn’t be true.
They should totally be broken up.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Only because you want Harden all to yourself.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
You look so much different when you shave.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
correct me if I am wrong
but how can Scooter and Feldman start o back to back days?
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
ty walker just called Elvis
tiny e. isn’t that a lsb name?
ty, if you’re lurking, no more tiny e, dog.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
by jam0152 on May 19, 2010 4:19 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Less Ty
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
I think Mike Reiner (sp) dubbed him Tiny E...and Josey has brought it to LSB.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I wonder if casual fans...
look at Elvis’ stats and think, “He doesn’t have any home runs? He sucks!”
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, home runs are selfish
Colin Cowherd told me so.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Go to the main mlb page
it’s still there, but my bookmark isn’t working anymore.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
From lookoutlanding
I hate defeatism. I find it incredibly pointless and depressing. It baffles me why anyone who is convinced that the team or game is hopeless still feels the compulsion to let others know that he or she feels that way. What are you trying to accomplish? Do people realize that you don’t get extra credit for being the first to call “game over”?
I don’t mean jokes about how bad this team is. Funny is funny and I’m firmly in the camp that if you can make it funny then anything goes. Furthermore, humor has healing properties and there’s really not much else to do when faced with watching this team day in and day out other than to try to find the humor in it.
I don’t mean comments critical of the team either, but criticism can be framed in such a way as to not invoke a feeling of everlasting loss. There’s plenty to be critical of and most of it valid.
This is not a consensus mandate from the LL Powers, but rather a personal plea from someone who tries his best to help moderate the site and game threads in particular. Wading through thousands of comments each day for a team that is 14-25 is disheartening enough, so please do me a favor and search for the lighter side of this massacre of a season. Frustration at the team is to be expected, as is anger and even indifference. But not despondence. It’s not healthy to wallow, so lets try to stay away from that.
Seattle can’t be a fun place to be this year
Go Rice Owls!
That's like asking us not to flame each other
It just takes away from what makes the place work.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
He doesn't realize
that when you are despondent, the only thing that keeps you from just screaming at the top of your lungs and breaking things is going onto your team blog and saying “I hate this club, we’ll never win” and seeing that dozens others feel the same way.
As a Rangers fan, that is what brought me to LSB in the first place.
Go Rice Owls!
It's been 13 minutes and you haven't been flamed in response to that post yet.
Is everyone feeling ok?
I typically only get response flames, or 'Tron threatening to rape-kiss me
Something about my general countenance discourages open flaming.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Go read the headlines from last night over there
They all have to be on suicide watch right now.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Fuck you.
Queer.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Ohhh, I get it.
This makes you the same as Keynes.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Shhhhhhhhh Rodney
Chill out.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Hey Looky, it's Aquaman56!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I don't get it.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Umm...
“Coming out of the closet” ring a bell!?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Ah.
Dude, nobody posts more hot chicks than I do.
I. Love. The Ladies.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
This is true, you introduced us to this wonderful woman
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
She is incredible.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Yes she is, there is a girl at school who kind of looks like her.
Too bad she has a boy friend…..
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
beat him up and take her from him...Marty McFly style.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I can take care of that for you
just send me a plain white envelope to PO Box 187 with 5K now and 5K after the job is done
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Therein lies the joke, Foo'!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Damn you typeface!
You are a harsh, sarcasm-shielding mistress!!
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Everyone...
is just ruining Matthew’s day.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
LSJ makes me want to go kill someone
After reading his post this year.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Heh
I can’t wait to see LSJ’s reaction the day after the Rangers win the World Series. It will be as epic as Josey’s reaction, because you know Jon will be dissatisfied or dejected in some way.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
"Eh...
now we have to defend the title and we weren’t even that good."
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Heheh.
“I am so glad this was Nolan’s baby the whole way.”
/Josey
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
And don't forget, he will find a loophole in his preseason predictions that allows him to take credit for predicting a world title
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
This deserves a rec good sir.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I would give a kidney
to see Chris Davis hit a walk off HR to win the world series just to see Josey’s reaction. It wouldn’t be my kidney, of course, but I’d find someone expendable. Ranger100, perhaps.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
by t ball on May 19, 2010 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah
it’s bad when you have to ask someone to not be so despondent
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
That's the great part
It’s one thing to ask your blog commenters to not be so hateful or profane or hot-tempered. But to ask them to not be so despondent, well, that might be a new one.
I feel like they need to have some emo music automatically playing whenever you open that blog.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
"What's wrong?"
“Everything. Nothing. Whatever…”
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
this graph from the other day was classic
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on May 19, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I couldn't stop laughing this morning
When I went over there to just read the headlines.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
i feel kinda bad for their misery
but they make it so damn entertaining
by kevinkinsler on May 19, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't feel bad at all
Next time we play them we need to step on their throats until their head pops off. Let them know they are our bitch.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Needs to start higher
I know I’ve brought this up several times, but it amuses me to no end that Sullivan’s Worst Case Scenario for this team involved them taking second place in the division.
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." - Chuck Morgan
After reading that, I really want to see us hang 20+ runs on them next time we play
Just to see the response over there.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
A few days ago after their loss, the passage was about a volcano.
Which was actually pretty funny. I think the entire thread had 14 posts before I went to bed.
by lost in space on May 19, 2010 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
LL is at its best
in these situations. They’re very smug and unbearable as frontrunners, but the quality of writing goes up several notches when the seasons turn to shit.
2008...
was a comedy goldmine over there.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
SB Nation is much better when the M’s are losing.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
OT: if you've ever wanted to see RevHalofFan riding around in his car answering questions about being the "best blogger in Southern California", Fox Sports West has got a treat for you!
This is truly atrocious. Could the guy be a bigger idiot? Surely he doesn’t have an actual job.
I’m just thankful that our fearless leader has, you know, a real name and a real job and doesn’t act like a blooming idiot:
http://foxsportswest.com/pages/video/?PID=QVmVzuH17J84fLQx9oAM8j6pUhEnQ5qQ
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I should say...
Beware of Horror.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
So I looked to the right of this link on youtube and saw the "related video" section and found
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Coming from you Ace. U would think a dog wouldn't do that to me.
I cannot unsee it.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
They suck so bad
All they do is crawl, piss and crap on everything and get in the way.
My sisters’ cats used to get cleaned out pretty regularly by the coyotes, but unfortunately the coyotes haven’t felt the need to come around lately. They need to get on that and haul those POS’s off again.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I'm allergic as hell. Shit, I was sneezing watching that video.
How come they want to rub on you when they know you hate them? I really, really hate it. Really.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
I like cats.
Blow me.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
by Rodney on May 19, 2010 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never owned a cat,
but I like the ones that my friends and family have.
by lost in space on May 19, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a cat that thinks he is a dog
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Close
He humps the dog toys.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
My dog used to fetch my cat.
Yep, 100+lb, jet black hunk o’ meat would search around the house until he found tiny little “Snowball”, grab him, and bring him to me, on command.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
That's awesome.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Should have tought
Him how to do that with a cold beer.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
He did, swear to God on my grave.
Answered the phone too, back in the corded phone days.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
All dogs should do this but throw the cat out
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
The Flintstones just flashed through my mind.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
I tried to use a bird to play a record once
…and that didn’t fucking work out well. At all.
by Black Francis on May 19, 2010 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
what is a record?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Ditto
As a hetero male I have two (left over from an old girlfriend). I don’t have to rush home to let them out at night and I can leave them for a weekend and not give a shit. Dogs are cool too but nothing wrong with cats.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
Unless everytime you around one, you begin to sneeze uncontrollably and your eyes swell shut.
I don’t really hate cats. I hate how they make me feel. It’s not them, it’s me.
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
One's a cool cat (other's just fat)
One cat’s lean but huge and has 3/8 inch claws. A guy I knew was over at my house helping me fix a fence. I left to get some stuff so he decides to try and go in my house to take a leak. Cat was at the top of stairs, mad as hell at a stranger so he just took a leak outside. Same thing happened to another friend that tried to come in since I was in the basement and didn’t hear the bell.
Sure, either guy could have taken care of a cat but if I’m at home and someone breaks in, I’ll hear it since that cat will take them on best he can.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
Narly.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He can be mean as hell
He’s an indoor cat (since I’d feel horrible if he got hit) but I used to let him out sometimes and try to watch him to make sure he didn’t leave the backyeard. He would sometimes since he can jump a 7 foot wall. Once he gets out he becomes “feral” and pissy even at me. First time I went to some neighbor yard to get him he f’d me up (and I was in shorts which was worse). After that I wore big leather gloves when retrieving him and now just don’t let him out.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
A girl I dated had a cat like that
Hated her younger brother to death. Once put him in the hospital when pounced on him from the landing of the stairs. Cat was going for his jugular, and damn near succeeded. He got stitches and 3 days in the hospital.
I have no idea why they let that fucker live. If that would’ve been my family, I woulda put that cat down with my bare hands.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He's cool when he's in the house with most people
Just really hates it if he thinks someone comes in uninvited. How he figures that out, I don’t know. I can let some random plumber in to do work and he doesn’t care. I was gone on vacation for a couple weeks and introduced him to the person that’d be feeding him and there were no issues. But if he suspects someone wasn’t invited he will threaten to f your shit up and if you don’t back off he’ll try.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
I found an interview he did that referred to him as an "art critic, art magazine publishes, and astrologer"
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Publisher*
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Are all those synonyms
For self-indulogent loser? It may seem so …………. eacj beomg subjective and pointless
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 19, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Big Ed laying the smack down on the uselessness of Rev's life
Awesomeness.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
What a fucking asshole.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Holy shit that's bad - I thought he was insufferable in print, but in person, fuck
And I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it but did anyone else get a “vibe” from him? The hand gestures….. Again, don’t really care one way or the other.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
Yep
He has a dog names Aybar.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
and it's only allowed to bark the "F" word once a month
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
What a douche
Only thing that would have made that better is a train plowing into his ass as he rolled over the tracks.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
by boomer1 on May 19, 2010 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like what happened to Tom in Office Space
when he backed out of his driveway?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Yes, this
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
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
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
awesome, I'm going to watch all of his videos.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
that guy is a beating
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
This is so great
Considering how horrible the Angels are this year and how much of a douche he is in that video.
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
Ultimate tool right there
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I should go over there to compliment him on how nice his 1994-95 Ford Taurus is.
The headliner is in really good shape. I didn’t see one single magnet holding it up.
OT as well: I'm digging the NBA playoff commercials where they use some of the commentators sentences
with a musical beat. It’s like the slap chop commercial, which I think is one of the sweetest infomercials ever. And I have watched a lot of infomercials in my college days.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
check out DJ steve porter
he does a lot of that. i think the slap chop rap is actually him. not sure about the nba commercials though
by Jason Brynsvold on May 19, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome news guys!!!!! Treanor is starting again!!!!!!!
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Wouldn't let him wipe my dog's ass.
oh… veteran…
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
And he's worse than Richardson
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on May 19, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
The almost no-hitter
was also the longest save in ML history by Joaquin Benoit.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
Are family packs just for families?
Would you consider it unethical to buy a family pack if you’re going with a bunch of friends?
I would not feel...
unethical. It’s called a family pack to encourage families, but it is for everyone.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
tonights lineup
Elvis Andrus, ss;
Michael Young, 3b;
Ian Kinsler, 2b;
Vladimir Guerrero, dh;
Josh Hamilton, lf;
Nelson Cruz, rf;
Justin Smoak, 1b;
Matt Treanor, c;
Julio Borbon, cf.
Read more: http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/#ixzz0oPspgi9N
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 19, 2010 5:19 PM CDT reply actions
Still tryiing to figure out why
Wash dislikes Max so much.
by lost in space on May 19, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions
"He's not gritty enough" Wash
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
vs
Corey Patterson, lf;
Ty Wigginton, 2b;
Nick Markakis, rf;
Miguel Tejada, 3b;
Luke Scott, dh;
Matt Wieters, c;
Adam Jones, cf;
Garrett Atkins, 1b;
Cesar Izturis, ss
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 19, 2010 5:20 PM CDT reply actions
that 1996 series against the o's
i remember brady anderson led off every game with a homerun. i remember the 26-7 game well. 96 season was so awesome. one of the biggest punch in the gut feelings i’ve had as a sports fan was the final out in the division series against the yanks.
When the Rangers...
lost game three of that series, after Darren Oliver pitched out of his mind, I wanted to cry so hard. However, I was 14 and at the Ballpark and I thought the older men around the stadium would make fun of me.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 19, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah... that sucked
That year, too… the Orioles were coming on hard at the end of the season. I remember thinking “I hope we see the Yankees or Indians in the first round, because BAL scares the shit out of me the way they’re playing right now” Of course, the Rangers should have beaten the Yankees, then the Orioles would have beaten the Yankees (without the foul catch)… then the Braves won the first 2 games. Who knew that would just be the beginning of that dynasty with that marginal year.
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