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by Adam J. Morris on Jun 20, 2010 4:50 PM CDT
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I don't think anyone was feeling "win" a couple of innings into this game.
Great job by C.J. battling back after a bad first couple of innings, though.
Great job by the offense of implementing the John Blake "peck away" theory once they got down.
Great job by Josh Hamilton of getting 5 hits, including the game winning RBI single in the 10th.
Great job by Julio Borbon of getting on base five times.
8 game winning streak now, with 6 against the Pirates and Astros at home this coming week.
3 1/2 games up on the Angels.
Happiness.
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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 Jun 20, 2010 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
My Rangers Fan Confidence Poll results are rising...
That was the definition of a battle.
Playoff teams win that game.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
My Rangers "pole" is rising.....
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
by IrishP1 on Jun 20, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
I had thought...
the joke was implied.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
x
"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
by RangersSD on Jun 20, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
If somebody could shop a Ranger hat on the mouse, that would be awesome
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
Awesome
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
That is badass my 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
nice work, fightingengineer
heh
"Diving stab by Andrus, gets up, throws.... GOT HIM!!! An unbelievable play! From short left field!"
-Eric Nadel on 5/17/10
by Jason Brynsvold on Jun 21, 2010 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Happiness is a warm Neftali
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!
A Hot Neftali
sounds like a good drink for October
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
I actually want it to be a drink now
Maybe a margarita with jalapenos
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!
You were kind of over-exposed tonight
I was shocked you were still on the air at 7:30. How many hours did you talk today?
And the Gaga talk…(giggle) really?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
This is a better response
I said over-exposed, and you took it negatively, but I didn’t mean it that way. Anyway, I was mostly just shocked you guys were still slogging through it at 7:30pm.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Boss=Hoss
"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
Great win
In case you didnt see, I am looking for some help/advise with some OT stuff… Check out the FanPost on the right… Or click here
"Hey Sanka, you can pee now... uuummm, too late...."
This used to be links to my websites... But the man got in the way, shut them all down... Damn the man... ~ Rangers Game Streams ~ Password: LSB123
by FormerLSBUser on Jun 20, 2010 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
Tiger looks awful so far.
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
I was saying back in the second that we were going to win
"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
P.S....
Orange and I never gave up.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 4:52 PM CDT reply actions
I was saying back in the second that we were going to win
"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
Not like I do it without being certain of their opinion
they just aren’t around the comp at the time
So they lose their last game against the Astros?
What kind of fan are you?
Unless im mistaken
that final game will be against Oswalt…so it will be a toughie
Fuck Mike Estabrook
I'm still wishing for that 14 game win streak.
Whether it’s against Oswalt or not, Houston is beatable in any scenario.
We beat the Marlins + Johnson.
We beat the Brewers + Gallardo.
Houston + Oswalt shouldn’t even compare to either of those.
Does Oswalt throw weak, slow pitches with his left hand?
If answer=no, we can beat him.
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!
NIWNIWNIWNIWNIWNIW
"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 Jun 20, 2010 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
YAY RANGERS!!!
Fuck the MOTHER FUCKING ANGELS!!!!
"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 Jun 20, 2010 4:52 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Is it time for Jules to be back in the leadoff spot full time?
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Hmmmm....good question...it might help Elvis to take a break at the bottom of the lineup for a bit
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
No, you let Elvis work it out
especially since the rest of the lineup is going pretty good for the most part.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Wow, that third strike to Keppinger was sick.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
And Perez totally pwned Berkman.
Is he really toast? He looks like it…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Neftali Perez
"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
IOW, a year and a half old fuckup that national writers/tv peeps keep making
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
No
Neftali Perez is a stud
"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'd like to solve the puzzle, Pat.....
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
by IrishP1 on Jun 20, 2010 4:54 PM CDT reply actions 34 recs
HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA
Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules
by AndrusImpersonator on Jun 20, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Suck the Bagels
duh.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Why?
You still have two consonants?
"Hey Sanka, you can pee now... uuummm, too late...."
This used to be links to my websites... But the man got in the way, shut them all down... Damn the man... ~ Rangers Game Streams ~ Password: LSB123
by FormerLSBUser on Jun 20, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
that is awesome
http://www.examiner.com/x-50872-Dallas-Stars-Examiner
^ Updated often. Check back often for articles :)
I hope you post this on HH
“you guys stick with Hollywood squares, were playing wheel of fortune.”
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
No...
That would be trolling. Trolling isn’t a good thing.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
If it pisses off the Rev it's a good thing
"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
No...
Don’t troll. We’d just be inviting those troglodytes to come here.
I know the incentive to rub it in the face of the competitor is nearly too great to stand, but it’s June. And besides that, this place will continue to be fun only if it is kept troll free.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
so very much
THIS
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
+1,000
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
I was mainly kidding
"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 cant stop cumming
this is waaaaay better than sex. Mostly because no one is disappointed at the end
Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules
by AndrusImpersonator on Jun 20, 2010 4:55 PM CDT reply actions
The really amazing thing was
we won despite Kinsler’s bunt.
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!
Payback is a bitch
Remember last year when we would lose and the Angels would ALWAYS have a come from behind win….
not this year
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 4:57 PM CDT reply actions
Josh is playing like a man on a mission 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
After he hits the game winning HR in the
9th inning of the 7th game of the WS.
"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
It's the 'Stros, man.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Percentages
"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
Everytime I see the Rangers win, I.....
- in my pants…..
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
by IrishP1 on Jun 20, 2010 5:00 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's baseball.
He’s not going to bat at first of the season level suck for the rest of the season.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
nothing, just wait for the slump to be over
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
OT: This has nothing to do with anything
but this has to be what Derek Holland looked like as a child.
by sbk00 on Jun 20, 2010 5:02 PM CDT reply actions 26 recs
This is amazing...
I want this blown up and on my bedroom wall.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
No Josh?
"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
Well
the picture’s from Growing Pains, so I was going on that theme. Kids that are mostly good but can drive you crazy at times, and the parental types. Plus Vlad looks killer with Alan Thicke hair.
So natural
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Makes sense my apologies
"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
Clifford
Look at me like a normal boy!
Why do some people think aquariums are cruel? The fish love it there! They told me. They said, "Truthfully Rich, it's fuckin awesome. There's no predators. No nets, no pollution. It's like the ocean without all the bullshit." -Richard Jeni
this should get at least 100 recs
"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 Jun 20, 2010 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
If I could...
I would give it all of my recs.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be like 20,000
"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
Dear 8 lb, 6 oz baby Jesus,
this is amazing.
by lost in space on Jun 20, 2010 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
dumb question
Who is the Ranger wearing the blue sweatshirt? Smoak? Hunter?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
That Vlad or Samuel L. Jackson heh
"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
Samuel L. Vladson
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
You might need to go over the math on that again.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
80 fastball = 80 saves
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Mills would have been smarter if
he had decided to walk Hamilton as well and pitch to the rookie Smoak with the bases loaded. They might have gotten out of the inning tied or atleast have a higher chance of it.
Go Rangers!
Going to the game Friday, would love to see the Rangers going for 12 wins in a row.
by Ryan2907 on Jun 20, 2010 5:02 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
OT - New leader at Pebble
and it isn’t he he must not be named.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
Voldemort?
Toki: Clowns are, statistically, the most hated of all creatures.
Skwisgaar: Statisticallies or not, but, uh, just don'ts likes this guy.
Well... ummm.. yay... I guess
The Cowboys tried to get in on the sweet, sweet Jamaal Brown for pretty much free action the Saints were doing.
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!
have not seen her...
but yeah probably
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
No you wouldn't
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Wow, looks like Nightmare Universe Jenna Fischer
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!
I'd let her jingle my bells
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 20, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Is the 14 game streak in '94 still the Rangers longest winning streak?
"Hamilton, it's chalk, not coke, you don't have get tripped up by it"- kevinkinsler Jun 1, 2010
by awillis111 on Jun 20, 2010 5:05 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Yes
"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
The Twins had a 15 game win streak
At the same time that 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
Thanks...
On my mobile, driving, and basically too lazy to look it up.
"Hamilton, it's chalk, not coke, you don't have get tripped up by it"- kevinkinsler Jun 1, 2010
This seems responsible
Live in Oregon. Grew up in Arlington. Will always love the Rangers
by TheDutchOven on Jun 20, 2010 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Too funny..
I am turning red right now…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It was
"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
Those years were blurs for me
"Hamilton, it's chalk, not coke, you don't have get tripped up by it"- kevinkinsler Jun 1, 2010
That happens
when you’re four years old
by DrumsInTheDeep on Jun 20, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I only remember because we talked about it
the other night and I looked it up then. IIRC from that postgame thread, the longest win streak this decade is 9 from 2005.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Then they lost...
11 of their next 12. Including an 8 game losing streak. How does that happen? Baseball is weird.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
The Rangers had a 14 game win streak in 94?
Was it followed by a 14 game losing streak?
No one thanked me disrepectful bitches.
I was feeling the win the whole time.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Since I was napping through the first 3 innings or so
I also never gave up hope.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Thank you for having feelings
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!
Dustin Johnson ---- Wanna get away?
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Great Father's Day
I ate way too many chicken wings, beer, nap through the sucky part of the baseball game, wake up for the last few innings. Time for homemade apple pie and more beer. Life is good.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
I'm jealous.
Homemade apple pie and beer? Lucky bastard
I think I'll walk my dog down that street, and try to find the scent.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Hell i'll say it
Haven’t traveled to a Rangers game this year because I plan on it being special. Wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean know what I mean?
"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.
by WyoRanger on Jun 20, 2010 5:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
WyoWooWoo special?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Hey ESPN and the ECB(East Coast Bias)
"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
by RangersSD on Jun 20, 2010 5:08 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Son of a...
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Well, Humberto must be ok, I guess
Castro up?
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!
Yep
Also former Ranger Jason Bourgeois is coming up, and Chris Johnson.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 20, 2010 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
How good a prospect is Castro?
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Not as good as Smoak
"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
Good OBP good defense
iffy power. Lefty Jason Kendall of 4 years ago?
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
that's hilarious......
they saw Smoak kick their ass and Drayton’s only move is to bring up Castro. Johnson is up since Pedro Feliz is sucking balls…..poor stros..
Fuck the Astros
"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
For realz?
Castro up then?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
that twice....
Hamilton has indirectly lead to guys getting canned
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Correction
that twice…. Hamilton has indirectly lead to guys getting canned
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we get Daigle
Just to have Jenny Finch in the ballpark at every home game?
"Hamilton, it's chalk, not coke, you don't have get tripped up by it"- kevinkinsler Jun 1, 2010
His wife doesn't heh
"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
Just ask Mike E
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
She's had a better career then he has
"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 last week is the most fun being a Rangers fan has been maybe ever for me.
I just didn’t appreciate the late 90s teams enough at the time.
1990's vs. 2010
PLUS…we didn’t have all the great (online) writers in the 90’s!
Here’s to you webzillas - kicking serious ass for us, the Rangers enthusiast.
Thank you all.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
2008...
was fun a lot of the time. Last year felt great around this time. September in 2004 was good times. My best Rangers memories are from 1991-1999. But, yeah, this feels different. This feels like winning.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
2008 was about as much as I think I could love a losing year.
That was just such a fun roster. Kinsler was so awesome to watch while he was healthy, and Hamilton’s story, and the home run derby, and the tarp sliding, and Board Game and promise for the future and all sorts of greatness. And the doubles record.
Also...
I was saving this factoid for my write-up on SB Nation DFW, but this is the Rangers second best start to a season in franchise history.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I love you
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
2010 the team that WILL win it ALL!!
"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 Jun 20, 2010 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Darren Oliver is telling all the players about that team right now...
They are sitting indian-style listening to Papa Oliver on the plane back home wondering who is this Mike Henneman guy and why was he closing?
"And then the gallant Juan hit...
5 home runs nearly singlehandedly slaying the dragon of New York."
“OOOOOOOOOOOH…”
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Josh Hamilton...
is going to do something ridiculous like that.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yep
I recorded the entire series. I pull it out and watch it every now and then.
"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
Dude...
could you make copies? I’d love to watch those games again.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I will get them converted to DVD and get you a copy
"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
Fantastic!
I would love you forever. You’d be my real world Elvis.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Cool
I will get on it this week.
"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
You'd better!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Sure
"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 don't have a vhs player.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Just don't look at his rehab/OKC numbers...
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Are you implying he is not ready?
Or saying that the OKC numbers don’t correlate to how he will play here.
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
This guy's got next.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
by rooster on Jun 20, 2010 5:30 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Looks like...
Pepe the prawn from The Muppets.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
He will be here before then
"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
That'll be his age 21 season
So, he should be halfway through his arb years, by my count
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!
I just checked Spokane's box score from last night
and he’s already got a homer 2 games in. I retract my previous sentiments and predict he’ll be in Arlington by September.
And a double the night before
Which means next time up, he’s down for two homers.
That’s how development works.
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!
and 2 walks
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Promote him, already!
What’s taking JD so long?
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
SPO's game today postponed, will be rescheduled for a doubleheader on July 25th
This means that someone in the Pacific Northwest is going to be screwed out of seeing Profar, as he ought to be in Double A by that point.
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!
Yeah.
I’m betting he won’t still be around by their second series down this way. I’m really hoping to go to all three games in early July. But my brother, his girlfriend and my grandparents will all be here those days, so ditching them for three baseball games is probably not gonna fly.
Maybe I can convince them Profar is worth it.
Yeah, things take on a different tone with that word switch
But, if they were seriously considering assigning him to Hickory to start the year, maybe it could still happen.
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!
This made me laugh.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The photo is from his HR trot, as he's coming into home plate.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Just got back from the angels cubs game
I don’t understand how the Angels win anything. Brandon Wood is atrocious. And Joe Saunders really blows
it's called lucky as fuck......
They are the only team with a negative run differential to be over .500…..and they are well over .500
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
More proof that the manager of theirs sold his soul to the horned guy..lol
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Jun 21, 2010 3:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Just got back from the game. What a test of nerves for us!
Ceej started out pretty rough and we were pretty rough on the fielding. His curve started to click and we kept chipping away. Most of the Astros fans around us were freaking out when they IBB Guerrero for Hambone. My kids lost interested about the 3rd inning and then consumed every possible piece of junk food they sold.
In the end we were rewarded with the trifeca of
1)Rangers victory
2)getting to the park on Father’s Day
3)Blanco flinging his sweat drenched wristband to my kids
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
What was ratio
of Rangers fans to Astros fans at the end?
It was at least half, or at least the Astros fans were so beaten down they couldn’t make any noise.
by Darrell McKown on Jun 20, 2010 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
We stayed
to the last pitch. It was awesome hearing the crowd cheering for the K at the end and going nuts after the game. Great showing by all the Rangers fans down here in the armpit of Texas. Just walking the concourse before the game, I think at least 1 in 10 were wearing something Rangers related.
Tom Grieve is my hero.
I figured you ate a Bon-bon for every pitch Ceej threw
How does it really feel to eat 120 of those things?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I needed Tums the 1st 2 innings. Didn't have any so I pounded a couple of beers
my kids were so wired from Snow Cones, Cotton Candy and such that it was like herding cats to keep them from crawling into the dugout
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
After 2 innings.....
I was feeling win, because the Astros are simply horrible. I don’t think I’ve been to three before where the two teams were so clearly going in different directions.
That was really, really fun.
Hopefully we’ll be out of bankruptcy by mid-June and can add that top-of-the-rotation starter. It may be expensive, but flags fly forever.
Yeah, but it's not like getting a TORP guarantees you a flag.
You have to weigh how much more likely it makes the team to win. You don’t simply say it makes things more likely and go do whatever trade it takes.
Of course
But this looks like it’s really coming together.
This weekend may have been Smoak’s coming out party…..15 plate appearances, 7 hits, 1 walk, 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 8 RBIs. And he simply crushed the ball.
Right now, I would feel pretty good rolling into a playoff series with, say, a top three of Oswalt, Lewis and Wilson.
by Darrell McKown on Jun 20, 2010 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't feel enough better about it to mortgage the future.
We’re talking probably like a couple marginal wins between now and the end of the season by adding Oswalt, not to mention the insane contract. In the post season it’s a boost, but I’m going to estimate (and I’ll probably actually work on this later) that it’s like a 5-10% boost in odds of winning a series.
It’s nice, I’d like to do it for a reasonable package, but no way to I give up a big chunk of the future for it. Especially for a team whose window of opportunity is just opening.
Preach Brutha.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Oswalt
If you take the contract, I don’t think you have to give up a big chunk of the future for it. I wouldn’t agree to exercise the 2012 option, but I think his salary for 2010 and 2011 is about market for how he’s pitching now.
Also, if you assume this team should have an $80-90 million payroll once the financial house is in order, his contract fits now, and then expires when the guys who are the young core of the team start getting expensive. It fits pretty well.
I don’t know what it would take to get him if you take the contract. The Astros aren’t very smart. I suspect they would value a guy like Beaven who has a nice AA ERA much more than I would, and much more than I suspect Daniels does. Chris Davis is another guy they might have interest in if he’s hitting well in AAA. Berkman is likely gone soon, and Drayton likes a good Texas connection.
by Darrell McKown on Jun 20, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
What ive been saying all along
if we give up one of the big 5 for him…freakin stupid
Fuck Mike Estabrook
Many here...
wanted him sent down, and it’s hard to blame them given his performance early on.
But this just goes to show you how important it is to be patient with young players. If this team knee-jerked with Borbon and Smoak when they were struggling, because they felt like this team has to win now, it would have been a big mistake.
Now Smoak and Borbon are two of the biggest reasons why this offense is clicking. And now this lineup (especially once Nellie is back) is really fucking deep.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yep!
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 21, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I was one who wanted Judy shipped out because
you simply can’t live with 2 walks in 160 plate appearances from anybody, muchless a player who depends as much on speed as he does. We went two months with him hovering around a .500 OPS.
Judy B is polarizing to me. I said he was one of my big candidates to be better than we thought going into the season (based on the .376 OBP last year) and then he shit the bed fantastic. Now, the resurgence.
I have to believe a big key to Borbon heating up is that he is no longer swinging at pitches out of the zone. He has 5 walks in 60 ab’s this month (.426 average / .463 OBP) and that’s an acceptable rate for him.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
This has been my motto for a couple of years now.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That would make two of these this road trip
"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
Woo.
mazewest
I’m sick and tired of the fuckin’ Rangers! Texas queers!! Seriously, who makes these schedules anyway?? 20 minutes ago via TwitBird iPhone
* Reply
* Retweet
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Who's this dickhead?
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!
Just... do not click on any of his pictures
There’s a picture of his family on there and…
..making fun of them would probably make us terrible people.
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!
Get short, asinine messages from Marco.
Srlsy, do I have to become a twittererer to see the pictures?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
What has been seen
Cannot be unseen.
I thought you had Twitter. I…I even thought I was following you.
I don’t know what to think, and Jurickson isn’t playing to guide me tonight…
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!
Yes, the pic does make his twit much funnier.
And i don’t have an account. I’ve been told I need one for business purposes, but I just get on there at 3am and go Dirky one night and ruin that, so I have resisted…
I have several accounts I have pulled up 24/7 though, but I just f5 to see their messages, ‘cause I’m all old skool like that.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Why would that make us terriblepeople?
He just called us “Texas Queers” so I’ll call him an “Anaheim Retard”
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
his daughters kinda cute
but his wife needs the lose the goatee
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
daughter's*
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
This is their AJM
after years f having the alleged superiority of the A’s shoved down ou throats
it is time to gloat!!!
by Rev Halofan
….really…?
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!
I saw that earlier and refused to click the thread.
Damn you. Every bit the beating I’d expect.
I like how the one person who actually knows what he’s talking about just gets pushed aside. I notice that happens a lot there.
The Angels are the perfect team for those fans...
the don’t know why anything is happening but it’s, “just another Halos victory!”
It’s going to be hilarious when they finally don’t win and my, the straws that will be grasped.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Scioscia knows things that we don’t. That the rest of the baseball world doesn’t know.
by Brett Perryman on Jun 21, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Who are you quoting?
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 21, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Heh
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Satan is his lord and saviour?
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Jun 21, 2010 3:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Not sure
there isn’t something to it. He does seem to grossly exceed his pythags on a regular basis.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
2008 was the only one time I'd say grossly.
4 or 5 over in 2006, 2007, 2009? Meh. He’s already 4 over this year, but there’s a long way to go.
For the record, other than in his first year, when he was 4 under, Wash’s teams have been beating their pythags too.
From Neyer...
Those 27 “extra” wins haven’t been spread out evenly over those 11 seasons, though. From 2000 through 2005 the Angels never strayed far from their runs scored and allowed, and overall were actually three wins worse than their theoretical record: +1, -2, -2, -3, +1, +2.
But in 2006, Scioscia’s teams began to consistently outplay their run differentials: +5, +4, +12, +5, +4 (so far in 2010).
I don’t know if this is the best five-year run any manager’s ever had, but I suspect it’s one of the more impressive you’ll find. And as Cameron notes, it’s been almost entirely due to fantastic clutch hitting … clutch hitting which, as you know, is quite a slippery beast if you’re trying to identify an actual ability rather than a fleeting phenomenon. But in the case of the Angels, there’s been nothing fleeting about it.
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
So is his argument that Scioscia has some remarkable ability to inspire clutch hitting?
I’m sticking with the “shit happens” explanation.
Here's the...
He’s commenting on an article written by Cameron.
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Yeah...
And if you do want to shower somebody with laurels for the clutch hitting, the hitting coach seems like a more likely candidate.
I do think Scioscia is probably the best manager in baseball, but I fail to see how the manager is going to inspire clutch hitting.
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
Or the FO for the roster construction,
which is one of the things Neyer tosses out there. But with the amount of turnover in their lineup, I find that one hard to believe.
Especially since it didn’t help them avoid GMJ… :D
Especially since
their team lineup is usually never picked as one of the stronger ones at the beginning of the year. Scioscia’s got something, whether it’s massive luck or skill, I don’t know, but he’s got something.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Well,
Neyer’s idea is that they have figured out how to identify truly clutch players, and since nobody else knows how to do that, it would explain why nobody else rates their rosters so highly. Plausible, but I’m still not really satisfied with that explanation.
No thanks
I’d rather have Francona.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 21, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
4 or 5 isn't grossly?
I’d take that from a manager year in and year out. Try to find other managers who have done it over a half decade stretch.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
I'd take it too,
but my point was just that 4 or 5 is much easier to get just just from luck than 12. Wash, for instance, is 6 games up over the last two-and-a-half seasons.
So
an average a little over 2.
You do understand standard distributions, right? Having a guy who is 4 or 5 games up is significantly more than twice as impressive as someone up 2.
Also, we often see how Ron depresses Run Scored with his decisions to be bunt happy.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Heh, I hadn't looked at the bunt thing that way.
I went with Ron since the consensus here is that he’s a subpar manager, yet the pythag numbers say that after his first year he’s been slightly above average wins-wise. And because he was the first other manager I looked up, since he’s the Rangers manager, and I don’t have time to look up any others.
I definitely wasn’t trying to say that he has been as good/lucky/whatever as Scioscia.
Big shout out
to the fellow dozen or so Rangers fans in section 410 with me and my family. We got several good choruses of Lets Go Rangers going. The poor 10 year old Astros fan behind us was trying to drown us out each time, bless his heart, but he just couldn’t get anyone else to cheer for the ’Stros.
This is probably #5 on the list of my favorite games I’ve actually gotten to attend. #1 and #2 are a double header vs Detroit in I think ’93 or ’94, and #3 and #4 are the double header vs. the As last year.
Tom Grieve is my hero.
I was in that same section on Saturday
and there were a bunch of Rangers fans for that game too. We got a few good chants going. It was very cool.
angels blame us winning cause of our oppoents. They're playing the cubs...
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
mazewest sez suck it, texas queer.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yeah, it's called "taking care of business against bad teams"
Anyone over there notice the Rangers’ record head-to-head with the Angels?
Alright, work done, talking to clients done, calling dearest Dad done
Imma gonna pop a beer and chill.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Did you watch all of it.....
Buck Showalter saying Ron Washington is leading AL Manager of the Year right now. Please tell that guy doesn’t have a vote.
Please tell me you don't.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The Rangers are winning games in spite of him, not because of him....
that is not Manager of the Year.
That's completely unfair
I wish he was gone, but he has the players totally behind him so he must be doing something right.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Yep.
"Take all that clubhouse [stuff] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [nonsense] for years. Chemistry don't mean [anything]." - Jim Leyland
Major love fest
I think Bobby V. called them to team to beat…in the West but not in the AL quite yet.
Id really like to start that Angels series up 6 games or so. The Angels play the Dodgers and Rockies while we play the Pirates and Stros. It does suck that the Angels are missing Jimenez
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Jun 20, 2010 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
He also said...
Ian and Face are going to carry this team. Sure. Also some BS about Nolan’s presences having a big impact on the clubhouse.
"No nuts, no glory"
He did say it
Last comment during their little round table thing
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Jun 20, 2010 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Bobby Valentine really Josey Wales? ha
Hamilton and Vlad will carry this team. If Smoak keeps producing what his peripherals suggest he should and if Borbon really proves to be a .270-.290 hitter at the bottom of the order then our lineup will frightening.
Also, Elvis is what 2 for his last 29? We have won 8 straight while our very good leadoff hitter has had his worst slump of the season.
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Jun 20, 2010 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
and no Nellie
"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 Jun 20, 2010 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Very true
A fact that is being overlooked by a lot of us
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Jun 20, 2010 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Beyond that. . .
The schedule has helped, but 8 runs is still significantly better than you could assume against even this schedule. The games have been on the road, the Brewers had pitching match-up advantages, the Marlins might be almost as good as the Rangers and the Astros are bad but even a horrible team you don’t assume a sweep on the road.
The Rangers could have won 6 or maybe even 5 of these last 9 games and called it a success. Instead, they won 8.
It is good to be back in town.
Glad to see my coming back didn’t jinx the Rangers. With the way Hamilton is swinging the bat, a Ranger won’t win the AL MVP this year becausehe and Vlad will spilt the vote.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
Need some ticket buying help.
I’m looking to get tix for the Friday night against the Angels on Friday, July 23. Game starts at 7, it’s July, it’s hot.
This is likely the only Rangers game I’ll attend this season, so I want to get good seats.
Is 1st or 3rd base side the best when it comes to the sun? Or am I just going to have to deal with the heat and the pain if I want good tickets?
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Thanks...
There’s some good seats available on that side.
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by Brandon Worley on Jun 20, 2010 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome, thanks for the info.
I’m pumped for this game now.
Is it even possible to predict the rotation this far out?
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by Brandon Worley on Jun 20, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't say with much accuracy
Will Holland be back then? Harden? who are they gonna want to start with out of the All-star break? etc.
Exactly.
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by Brandon Worley on Jun 20, 2010 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
We did one of those.
Danced a medley. “Jump on it”, “Can’t Touch This”, “I’m too sexy”, “Single Ladies”…ect.
The big finale was a move by move recreation of the Dirty Dancing dance at the end, complete with the lift.
It was awesome.
We’re getting a divorce now.
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by Brandon Worley on Jun 20, 2010 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
heh..dang that sucks bout the D
that’s awesome with the dirty dancing lift.. though I’m not sure I could pull that off =P
I'm not anywhere near a good dancer...
But we had fun and we sold it. The lift was…interesting, to say the least.
The way we did it, was that right after the lift, which we timed with the big crescendo in the song, we went right into the actual first dance. The DJ then called everyone out to dance with us, officially announced us, blah blah blah.
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by Brandon Worley on Jun 20, 2010 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh
That’s cool. I support non-lame first dances.
We tried to go classy, came up with a dance the night before to our song by Frank Sinatra. My dad was all geeked up about the whole not seeing the bride the day of the wedding, so we had to make one up and practice it in like an hour and a half. I’m still not sure how we did it, but I remember being more nervous about that than anything else in the wedding.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 20, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
"The Way You Look Tonight"?
Love the Chairman.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
It Had to Be You
I went through a big Frank kick for a while that also coincided with the beginning of our relationship. A fair bit of swing dancing, salsa and such. I took a ballroom dancing class in college; she can just pick anything up because she took ballet/dance for a dozen or so years.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 20, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, nice choice.
Fave Blue Eyes song- ‘Summer Wind’
Everyone should go thru a Sinatra phase at some point in their life.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Agreed.
My favorites have changed a bit through the years. I haven’t listened to Frank in a while, but I think it’s still currently “I won’t dance”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 20, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the Nelson Riddle era stuff
those arrangements are great.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Hmmm...
Only familiar with about half of them, but yeah, those are some goods.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 20, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Great stuff.
I wore the hell outta that stuff. ‘(Love Is) The Tender Trap’ is up there with Wonder’s ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’ as my most listened to song.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Yeah, I've got that one
South of the Border, Hey Jealous Lover, Three Coins, Nice and Easy, etc. Greatness. That CD, along with my Tony Bennett double CD greatest hits and a Nat King Cole greatest hits all regulars in my rotation.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Instead of dancing
I serenaded my wife with a rendition of Bennett’s Because of You. Much better at singing than dancing.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Nice!
I support this as well.
I’m just bored to tears by the 2 people ‘slow dancing’ in a circle to “Amazed” by Lonestar. Everything else about wedding gets planned to death months in advance, why is the first dance an afterthought? Apologies to those I’m sure I’ve offended…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 20, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
We kind of regret what we did…picked a “cute” song (Ella Fitzgerald’s Love You Madly) that didn’t really mean anything to us.
In retrospect, we should have picked Mazzy Star’s Fade Into You or some other song that actually meant something to us at the time. That may still sound lame to some, but I don’t even think I had heard Love You Madly until we picked it out.
Some people just put too much thought into it and outsmart themselves like we did. We should have just done what we wanted and not cared what people thought.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Man...
for all of the crap about the vuvuzelas at the Marlins game, they gave away some pretty weak vuvuzelas.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 20, 2010 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
This is Jeffery Loria/Marlins....
we are talking about, what did you expect?
"No nuts, no glory"
by coolaid on Jun 20, 2010 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
just using that word made TAG have a stroke fueled by pure white-hot anger
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Mike Olt would be perfectly happy with that vuvuzela
because MIke Olt doesn’t mind if his vuvuzela isn’t as big as everyone else’s.
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
Mike Olt would never use a vuvuzela in public
Mike Olt - 2013 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
He declined to accept the award as to not show up his fellow rookies. Incentives earned from being named ROY were donated to a local charity. He did not report this donation on his tax return.
Does anyopne know how the All Star Voting is going?
How far is Hamilton from starting? Elvis? Face?
by Linedrive222 on Jun 20, 2010 7:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Elvis and Young are way off
not even in contention really.
Hamilton is barely behind Cruz.. I see him overtaking him by the next count.
AHHHHH, Finally!
My in-laws just left, and I finally get to celebrate the Rangers win! Woohoo!
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
THATSWHATSHESAID
"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
Now you have to clean the kitchen...
by Mike the Grate on Jun 20, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
he was the man
Hello Win Column!
by Ryan2907 on Jun 20, 2010 8:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
dont really remember holtz
but love the peck away theory
by jonathan rigby on Jun 20, 2010 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Too bad for you, truly.
He was a master, early Vin quality, to most.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
he was...grew up listening to him and then watching him....
dont forget the Dr. of Defense Mark McLemore…..
or The Deacon…Warren Newsome
or the Kiss it godbeye……homerun call
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Good times, man
Heavy is the head that eats the crayons...
LSB-Come for the baseball, stay for the Dirkatron raping!
and theThree Amigos in the early 90s
Rafael Palmeiro, Julio Franco, Ruben Sierra
In ’96, Al Newman was the Happy Man
When they play his calls on pregame video at the Ballpark (Ryan/Ventura, 7th No Hitter), I get goosebumps. Hello Perfect Game!
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
This post game thread is a giant circle jerk
I like it!
And mankind is naught but a single nation - Qu'ran 2:213
heH
back now, and walmart at night really is goofy
/mike e
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
When I worked 3pm-2am
I would sometimes go to the wal-mart near my office after work.
It’s awesome and scary at the same time.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
The guy in front of me had an affliction shirt, blonde streaks, a baseball cap, and was about 50
He was a tweaker, obvious to me, and he was also wearing cut-off sweatpants as shorts, complete with threads hanging, like he just did it.
And he was buying a 50# bag of dog food, jeez that checkout stand stunk like dog food.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
That's what Hamilton does, he destroys teams
"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
That
was a good nap. too bad I slept through the end of the Open. Dangit.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
Fantastic
Rangers have the biggest lead of any division leader in the majors.
I’m feeling good…and seeing only 3 games against any team over .500 right now between now and the All-Star break makes me feel even better.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
does anyone else listen to espn's baseball today podcast?
i have been pulling my hair out in frustration this season
It's a giant POS.
The fantasy ones are at least somewhat entertaining, IMO.
But the guys hosting Baseball Today are just dicks.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
some one from texas emails in to get them to finally talk about the rangers
and all they do is talk about how they were surprised that “don” daniels did not fire wash for coke gate and how it was inevitable that LA will win the division…… then back to obscure topics about the philis and both NY teams
they will go weeks at a time without saying the word rangers
by jonathan rigby on Jun 20, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
It's basically all New York, Phillies and Red Sox
Occasionally Dodgers.
That’s what I can glean from those information things on iTunes.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Nelson Cruz
Any word on how his rehab game went today? Did he get out of it without injury?
looks like he was ok
had a sac fly. bout the best I’ve got.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
I coulda swore
…that Josh Lewin said FSSW was going to show Ryan’s seventh no-hitter tonight at nine, and so I set the DVR and it’s that stupid hockey game replay they’ve been talking about forever.
You mean you're NOT interested in who won this random amateur hockey game from 11 years ago?
Must See Television
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Yeah i was wondering this as well, had my DVD recorder ready and some stupid Hockey
thing shows up, are we living in Mass or Texas, anyone know when Ryan’s 7th is going to be shown?
I bet you're wrong
Cause it’s note even the highest winning percentage in the Rangers 2010 season.
(won game one)
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Yikes...
got that from B-R, they haven’t updated it yet. .594 after today’s game.
"No nuts, no glory"
There you go
Believing what you read on the internets
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Was he ever?
Me thinks you are confusing him with Teagarden
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That was the worst offensive season by a *center fielder* in baseball history (min. 400 PA)
by Joey Matschulat on Jun 20, 2010 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Geez, Worse than Blair in'76?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Well yeah, I share too much...an email...we talked earlier
Don’t we all wish we could rewind the clock…10, 15. 20, 25 years. Oh, I wish that I could, just to be a better person.
Dad, it is hard to explain how much I look up to you, and how much I love you. Yeah, we had our hard times, but that just makes the good times so much sweeter.
Could you please make it a point to call me once a week, at least? After all, you are my Dad…and every guy needs to talk to his Dad.
Haha, neat things we remember. I remember being in the Nelson Courthouse when you adopted me, and that lawyer kept giving me and Tracy Tic Tacs…I think this is why Mom gives them to us at Christmas, she is a softy like me. But still, one of the most important memories of my life, when I had a Dad, and became a blankname.
I hope this email finds you well.
All My Love,
Rodney
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
by Rodney on Jun 20, 2010 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
I do not understand
If you want to label either one bad…I guess I dunno.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Not bad at all...
I saw it as very heart-felt and sincere.
Just wasn’t sure what to say. Like Aquaman, I have no complaints about my father. I can only imagine how tough it has been for the two of you at times.
Sorry if that ‘wow’ came off negative. I assure you that was not the intention.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Rodney, I'm about to be totally sincere on your ass so pay attention.
That was a good letter. Makes me want to write a country song about your life, sell a bunch of records, and then donate the proceeds (maybe 10% of the proceeds) to Big Brothers & Sisters.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 20, 2010 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Jeebers, I've been reduced to this?
You all suck…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Shhh, pipe down.
I’m country song a’writin’.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 20, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
You ain't lived
if you can’t make a country song outta some portion of your life.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
If my dad wasn't a cheater and an asshole I would be writing something similar
Nice letter. If your dad is willing to talk and spend time with you take every advantage possible.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Man. I have no relation to that.
My dad is a badass.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 20, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Crap, sorry io, you can email me anytime
Bleah, should not have opened this can o’ worms.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Lol oh no I'm not depressed about it anymore. Don't worry.
It’s good. Your email made me feel good.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
What a great couple of weeks for the Rangers...
although I’m sure the GDT today was pretty ugly with the BGL hate after a couple of innings, wasn’t it?
Hamilton is just amazing right now. I don’t know what else to say about the guy that hasn’t already been said. And it’s so nice to see Borbon and Smoak doing what they’ve been doing lately too.
I’m so excited about this team right now. This is very fun.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Some guy on the Newberg board....
wont trade Davis for a 2 month rental of Lee because he doesn’t want Seattle to beat us with him…..
WTF?
I would drive Chris Davis to Seattle myself for that deal….and bea happy watching our pitchers strike him out 3 times a game.
by death of the cool on Jun 20, 2010 11:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'll help with the gas money.
What else was included in the proposed deal?
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 20, 2010 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it Leslie?
Lone Star Ball - 2010 -- It's time
I'm a believer
by Mark from OC on Jun 20, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
It would have included Arias as well
"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
No.
With the way Kinsler is trending, I’d trade him and Salty’ for Castro and Oswalt. Roll with Arias until September, then recall Profar.
by Leslie in Burleson on Jun 21, 2010 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Also,
It’s too bad we missed our opportunity to sell high on Elvis.
by Leslie in Burleson on Jun 21, 2010 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I like your style
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
i understand their bias
it is obvious that davis for lee would be a steal but he had bright spots here that got our hopes up, was locally raised , and it seems like he is a nice guy…….. but this year unlike any other year we are buyers and have a shot of playing baseball well into cowboy season and mortgaging a little of our future makes since.
by jonathan rigby on Jun 21, 2010 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Josh was 5th on this list just yesterday morning:
Top 5 WPA: Batters
Miguel Cabrera 3.54
Jason Heyward 3.14
Josh Hamilton 3.05
Adrian Gonzalez 2.99
Kevin Youkilis 2.55
from fangraphs
"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
As recently as a couple weeks ago, if the All-Star teams were based on fWAR, Hamilton would have just missed the roster.
Today, he’s 8th in baseball among position players.
I would like to point out I was giving him All-Star votes all along.
Oh, and here's the number that should really put his performance this year in context: 7
That’s how many runs he is behind all of 2008’s total.
by philkid3 on Jun 21, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
