Sunday morning Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 11, 2010 9:44 AM CDT
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PrintThat was very disappointing last night.
Jeff Wilson's game story says that, while Cliff Lee went 9 innings yesterday, he gave up too many long balls.
Ron Washington is quoted in Chris Cox's game story as saying that he felt the Rangers should have done better against Chris Tillman.
Jennifer Floyd Engel says that, despite yesterday's performance, the Rangers are better now that they have Lee.
Tim Cowlishaw also has a column up about adding Lee.
The S-T's notes include Chris Davis saying that he's more comfortable with his mechanics now than when he was sent down.
The notes at the Rangers website includes talk about Nelson Cruz, Davis, and Michael Young.
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I am so tired of hearing about Chris Davis' swing mechanics.
Just shut up and hit.
And I say this bc he is overly cerebral and gets in his own nugget.
SHUT UP AND SWING IT!
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Jul 11, 2010 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Is there a bigger scapegoat than vague declarations of 'fixed mechanics'?
I hear Brandon Macarthy and Rich Harden have tweaked their mechanics, too…
"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
Davis just needs to get in the best shape of his life.
by Closure GT on Jul 11, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Personally I think he needs to get photographed doing body shots of women's stomachs
It worked for Hamilton
by Heebs on Jul 11, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously this is still around
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition)
And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56 on Jul 9, 2010 9:43 PM CDT
"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
yeah
so? ron wash did coke, frankie frank throws chairs and kenny don’t like camera men. stuff like this will be around for a while.
I hear kickboxing could help?
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Jul 11, 2010 10:04 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
and great analysis by Jeff Wilson....no kidding he gave up too many long balls.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 9:47 AM CDT reply actions
On the bright side
the Angels lost so we are still up 4.5 games.
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."-Capote
Right
but you cant help but think it really should be 5.5 or 6.5. The Rangers really had the opportunity to put the hammer down and didnt.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I know
we are playing the worst team in baseball
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."-Capote
Im pretty sure they dont
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Do do.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
by AceJC on Jul 11, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Scooby Doo can doo-doo
but Jimmy Carter is smarter.
"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
Obviously obvious...
The synopsis of the 1st 3 links in this mornings report appear to be the most obvious statements in the history of History.
by Topgun22 on Jul 11, 2010 9:51 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Fun with headlines.
Cliff Lee Poisons Rangers, AL West is Angels to Be Had
"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 Jul 11, 2010 9:52 AM CDT reply actions
Lee surrenders!
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
Did this team think the break started Thursday?
they are playing like it…..
WTF is Elvis doing on the bases?
Getting no-hit through 6 innings by an emergency call up is just terrible. I don’t give a shit what his AAA numbers are (which was the EXCUSE that Josh and Tom kept bringing up)
We are now 3-7 in July and guaranteed a losing homestand.
This team must have heard the news that they are going to win the division.
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 9:54 AM CDT reply actions
Well at least the break is coming at a time when the team is struggling
I just hope the Rangers dont look back on this week at the end of season as a big time lost opportunity to extend their division lead.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Do the 10 games following the AS Break
foretell what’s going to happen in the second-half?
Those suddenly look more daunting than previously thought.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I mean they are definitely crucial
but not nearly as crucial as the remaining games against the Angels. This is a break that the team definitely seems to need.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Did the road series against the Yankees and Red Sox at the start of the year
foretell what would happen in the first half?
Against the good teams in the AL?
Absolutely.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Currently 13-22 v winning teams.(.371).
Lots of NYY, LAAA, Boston, Detroit, TBay, Minnesota left on that second half schedule.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
So actually they did over twice as well against good teams,
as compared to what that stretch in Boston and New York foretold. Good to know.
49 games left with winning teams (including 4 games v 44-44 Toronto).
.371 winning % is 18-31.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
well if that's the case then yes the 2nd half schedule appears daunting.
What’s your point? You wanna give up or something?
Quit being a pussy.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Screw them.
Training camp opens soon right?
Fuck off.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Baseball is life. Not football.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Soon.
But in the mean time support your Rangers. There are ups and downs in a pennant race. You might be mad now, but you’ll be back in a month or so. Don’t be so god damn wishy washy. The season only half over, still a lot of ball to play.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
Excuse me?
The second half is daunting plus we have a helluva lot more games on the road than home which is exactly why you can’t shit the walls at home against the fucking Baltimore Orioles.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
It's baseball, shit like this series happens.
Lighten up Hoops.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Consider me
The Voice of Caution & Reason.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I've been too cautious and reasonable for too long.
I’m all in baby.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm in the bunker as well.
We need to win it this year because The Window is open and we just traded Justin Smoak.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
tough second half schedule
Right, we’ve all heard.
Whatcha want to do, punt?
Hey Tom - It's over now, so do you know how - to pick up the pieces and go home?
86.7 wins total with that projection method.
But that wasn’t your original question. It was whether or not one little stretch foretold the entire rest of the season.
And it doesn’t, especially when you don’t cheat with your numbers. Taking that 1-5 stretch in NY and Boston out of the 13-22 gives you 12-17, which is .414, and you can’t tell me that .167 “foretold” .414. One’s season-crippling, the other is much more workable.
86.7 wins total with that projection method.
But that wasn’t your original question. It was whether or not one little stretch foretold the entire rest of the season.
And it doesn’t, especially when you don’t cheat with your numbers. Taking that 1-5 stretch in NY and Boston out of the 13-22 gives you 12-17, which is .414, and you can’t tell me that .167 “foretold” .414. One’s season-crippling, the other is much more workable.
Most of the teams in recent history
who had close (within 10 runs) to a +77 run differential thru 87 games won 93-99 games,
We’re definitely legit and I can see why the Ranger FO made this deal.There were some really good teams and a couple of champions (Ozzie’s White Sox, ’04 Red Sox) in this group.
Those games in the first half came without our rotation having Cliff Lee and that’s obviously going to help but these are the Texas Rangers (who go thru life with a perpetual anvil over their heads and are managed Cocaine Ron) so I gotta see it before I believe it..
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree with all this.
I’m just not going to go crazy panicking if they’re slow out of the gate after the break, unless the Angels also go 10-0 in that stretch and build a lead of their own.
(I’ll also try not to go crazy celebrating if they do really well in those first 10 games, but I cant guarantee anything on that front.)
It's actually 11 games v
Boston, Detroit and LAAA and Lee gets 2 of the starts.
If we STBF (3-8), collars may begin to tighten and I know I will be concerned going forward.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Say we win today...
If we go 3-8 after the Break, we’d be what, 7-14 in July?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
7-15, 54-45 overall.
This team would be much more maddening if they could just be good every month instead of this alternating good/bad stuff.
there's an article somewhere that shows how most playoff teams have losing records vs. teams with winning records.
or did I dream this?
I’m sure it’s legit, I wouldn’t make up something like this.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Not sure where it is
but its been posted here a time or two.
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
Ooops, I also cheated with my numbers.
I don’t know what that record becomes if you also take out games from before those NY/BOS series against teams with winning records.
Coming out of the AS Break, Angels get 4 at home v Seattle
(without Cliff Lee) and then go to MF Yankee Stadium for two games before coming to Texas.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, Elvis fucked up not once but twice in the span of 2 minutes.
Infuriating.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
emergency call up---Huh?
Tillman was a top 25 in all of baseball prospect, who recently threw a 1 and no hitter. Not exactly chopped liver there. But yeah, it still sucked.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
This, Matusz and Arrieta are no shit either.
People forget that the Orioles have some really good young pitchers over there. It shouldn’t have been a sweep, but those guys aren’t exactly scrubs.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
Gammons tweet:
W/ Lee(5), Wilson(8), Lewis(10) Rangers have 3 of top 10 in Al RSAA
what is RSAA?
"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 Jul 11, 2010 9:56 AM CDT reply actions
Runs Saved Above Average
I believe…
"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
At least Davis hasn't struck out so far.
That’s really the only positive thing I have to say.
Obviously there is a correlation
between Smoak’s strikeouts and Lee’s home runs.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
sss?
"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
Oh, and...
I’ve been avoiding the bankruptcy threads the last several days, so forgive me if this has already been discussed…but, ESPN has a story about the trio of Cuban, Gilbert and Beck emerging as a serious contender in the sale/auction process.
by Topgun22 on Jul 11, 2010 9:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I just saw this too...
If push comes to shove I’d take Cuban as an owner, even if it meant losing Nolan and/or JD. Cuban in baseball, if his passion for basketball translated to baseball, would be amazing with no salary cap. We could be a big market team! Sign me up for the Cuban bandwagon.
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Jul 11, 2010 10:03 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
here comes an AJM reply...
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Funny, because im on my way From Arlington to Houston.
Woulda save a lot of time and gas if we woulda just switched places.
by Topgun22 on Jul 11, 2010 12:35 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
will they be approved with Cuban as part of that trio?
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
said it yesterday
“minority owner”
If Cuban accepts this tag, MLB might actually approve it.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
How is he a minority?
I didn’t know loudmouth dork billionaires were a race.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Who would we rather have Cuban or Nolan as the Owner?
Cuban has a proven track record in terms of investing in the Mavs.
by Monkey Brain on Jul 11, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
And a proven track record if epic fails. Give me Nolan
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition)
And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56 on Jul 9, 2010 9:43 PM CDT
"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
Cuban has $$$$
Remember the mavs before he got there plus baseball has no salary cap.
by Monkey Brain on Jul 11, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Just like Buster Olney said Cliff Lee is going to the highest bidder this summer
With Cuban’s deep pockets the odds increase drastically that we can compete with the Yankees to retain him.
by Monkey Brain on Jul 11, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Cuban's "epic fails" = top four finishes in the conference basically half the time, with lots of playoff series wins.
God forbid something like that happen to the Rangers.
Plus
when he took over the Mavs he wasnt exactly taking over a first place team. The Rangers are a first place team right now and have a terrific future it seems as well.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, they weren't that good yet,
but he did buy a team with Dirk, Nash, and Finley. Kinda like if he had bought the Rangers right before the 2009 season.
10 straight 50 win seasons
And season after season playoff trips for a franchise that before he bought them were the laughing stock of the league isn’t really epic fails? Sure the mavs haven’t won a championship, but they should have, and I have a really hard time blaming Cuban who has done everything in his power to win. That’s what I want from my owner, I want him to be as pissed as me after a rough loss, and that’s Cuban.
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Jul 11, 2010 10:12 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
why has Cuban failed?
because they haven’t won a championship?
The Rangers haven’t even won a playoff series. The Mavericks were the rangers before Cuban took over
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
well meaning that they were...
a bottom feeder for years…
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, the Mavs I guess were basically a decade-earlier version of the Rangers.
Good teams in the late 80s, but they couldn’t get past the hated Lakers. Then a long period of suck, some false hope with exciting rookies and young players in the middle of the decade, and then finally some good building blocks toward the end of the decade, and an ownership change to usher in the new era.
Spooky.
Cubans are good at all things baseball...
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cuban....
He seems like a guy that wants control…..but I thought Gilbert was the same way?
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I would hope...
that he would keep JD. Of course, he would also be the minority owner so it may not be up to him. He kept the Nelsons around and didn’t try to clean house when he came aboard the Mavs.
Bottom line is you want an owner who has money willing to spend on the team. My first choice would be Greenberg/Ryan, but I wouldn’t mind Cuban. Don’t know about Gilbert though.
Cuban would never be approved
and from what I’ve herd, he’s not interested. But I would love for him to own this team.
http://oursaviorchuck.ytmnd.com/
by Conjunction on Jul 11, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Never, so this line of thinking is dumb
He already got kicked to the curb on the Cubs deal.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Well, like the man said there is talk of him joining the Beck/Gilbert group.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
OT: Lance Armstrong's tour just basically ended
"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
meh
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition)
And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56 on Jul 9, 2010 9:43 PM CDT
"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
whahappen?
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Two crashes
The first one at the beginning of a category 1 climb which was the hardest climb of the tour to date. That separated him from all the major players in the race. He expended so much energy getting back to the peloton and he couldnt keep it up during the climb.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Somewhere Junior Miller is in a fetal position bawling his eyes out.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He's actually in France doing that as we speak.
poor bastard, he should’ve learned last year.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Oh that's right, they are on vaca
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Today I had the thought
that 2010 may provide Seattle with Justin Smoak, and the draft pick they use on Matt Purke.
That weirds me out a little.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 11, 2010 10:10 AM CDT reply actions
Like that pretty good. The tinny production fits.
One thing I’ve noticed on these links you shoot me — the sound production schtick every band seems to attempt. Now I know lots of these bands are indie, DIY-type ventures operating on a shoestring, toting boxfulls of pawnshop gadgetry into the studio with them, but it’s interesting that like every one of them has adopted a unique production sound to enhance their identity. It’s usually like the first thing that strikes me when I hit play.
shecreatures – my brother found and sent me as a laff
Production
The one thing that irks me about Jack White is how disparaging he is of computers.
I get that he doesn’t like making things easy.
But the equipment he uses, the vintage everything…mics, preamps, reel to reel machines, amplifiers, mixers, and of course guitars…it’s just so overwhelmingly expensive.
Computers are good for one simple reason. They’re affordable. Especially if people aren’t buying physical media (right…making vinyl, as Jack White insists on, is also expensive).
Anyway, you could substitute M Ward for Jack White, same aesthetics and influences if different songwriting. But M Ward isn’t trumpeting his recording philosophies…actually the first thing comes to mind hearing his stuff is Tascam cassette 4-track, which he says is still where his ideas begin. And, like Elliott Smith, he’s actually a proponent of cheap microphones.
Anyway, I carry that rant around with me everywhere.
She and Him is as big budget as it comes for an indie record, I’m sure they handpicked their recording methods. Nice when it turns out so well.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 11, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
If I could afford the vintage stuff I'd use it.
I have vintage instruments and amps…Line6 or whatever could never replicate them in a million years. Old recording gear generally sounds better, too, if it’s used properly, but then again I guess it depends on how you want things to sound. I’m a huge Guided by Voices fan, too, so I certainly have nothing against TASCAM cassette 4 tracks and cheap mics.
I prefer tape delay to digital delay but it’s not like I’m going to say The Edge sounds bad. He used a lot of solid state stuff back in the 80’s and those records turned out pretty damn well. There are equipment snobs and there are practical people. Same thing in photography. There are people who think your stuff is shit if it’s not shot through an old Leica with the film developed in a bathroom or basement. If I had the time and the money I’d like to shoot that way sometimes. Digital can’t replicate that look very well, either, but that doesn’t mean a Canon digiital Rebel is incapable of taking a great photo.
If a musician or photographer feels more like an artist when they’re doing everything slowly and by hand like the vintage stuff requires, fine by me. I can actually understand that. But when they get all snobby about it, that’s pretty stupid. There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Saw this on eBay...
I have a friend who’s accomplished some nice things on a Tascam 38 with DBX noise. Taking space into consideration, that’s the best home analog solution.
The photography analogy works. Pragmatism vs. snobbery.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 11, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
She Creatures drum sounds though...
very impressive.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jul 11, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Rob Zombie has to be involved in some way, right?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Reminds me of the 5,6,7,8's from the Kill Bill Movies
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
I hope Seattle drafts him...
so I can be justified in hating that sideways-hat-wearin’ mongrel.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 11, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
it is up to Ceej again to right this ship. Reminds me of that 6 game losing streak in NYC and Boston
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
Predictions on the Nolan Group
Realistically what would our budget be with that group? Most people love the idea of Nolan running the team but how much money is that group willing to invest?
Then with that group you can scratch off keeping Cliff Lee
That budget is just middle of the pack. Maybe some people should rethink about the idea of the Nolan group.
by Monkey Brain on Jul 11, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I do worry...
That Greenberg/Ryan will have the cash flow to have a year in/year out contender…..with these young guys getting paid in the future and adding a FA or two this thing will need to be in the upper 80’s to 90 mil soon.
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
This is a dumb worry, it is not Greenberg/Ryan, owners.
They will be the managing partners, with a very small monetary interest. The money is coming from the two (almost) billionaires who are fronting the cash.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Texas Oil and Natural Gas brings you the Texas Rangers!
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
TOaNGRBiAaTCoT
Texas Oil And Natural Gas Rangers Ballpark In Arlington and Tarrant County of Texas
by UrMomsFinger on Jul 11, 2010 11:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
of America
"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
Stiff back
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Grink scratches from today's start with "shoulder discomfort"
ugh…
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:25 AM CDT reply actions
cliff lee
I didn’t want to trade Smoak for him; but you can’t blame him for last night. If the Rangers can’t score more than 1 run off Chris freakin Tillman, they aren’t going to win that game with anyone on the mound
Go Rice Owls!
Lee gave up 6 runs
I don’t expect the team to score 7 runs in a game. I put that one on Lee. Good job on saving the bullpen even in a poor performance by him though.
Let's compromise
Everything about last night sucked. Errthang.
"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 isn't my expectation at all.
I just don’t think you can absolve Lee from the blame. He and the offense both sucked and should share some of the blame.
Still, when the pitcher gives up 6 runs I don’t expect to win.
Tillman's era heading in to the game was 8 something.
so, what changed between then and now?
Hurdle, care to explain?
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
He had all of 15 IP in 2010?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
And he has been tearing it up in AAA...
the kid is 22 with a lot of upside. He pitced well last night. It happens.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Grieve beat this into the ground last night.
Tillman compiled his numbers early on, went back to AAA and owned the league. He had a no hitter, a one-hitter, and an ERA around 1.00 if I recall. Clearly he figured something out down there. So it would seem that getting beat by a kid like shouldn’t be as embarrassing as it seems. He’s still young and was a pretty highly regarded player when he was traded for, I believe.
It would have been nice if the Rangers would have made him work a little harder, but at least they’re not hacking like they did last year. Still, it would have been nice to get to the Baltimore pen a little earlier.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
If there's one thing we can take from that game
it’s that Cliff Lee is the anti-Harden. 9 innings on 95 pitches while allowing 6 runs? Harden would be lucky to make it 4 with that line.
by MeanMr.Mustard on Jul 11, 2010 10:29 AM CDT reply actions
goSh
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
Isn't Harden's rehab assignment today?
"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."-Capote
I believe so.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
50 pitch
But, the question remains — one inning?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Jul 11, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
damn Worsh doesn't hesitate to throw Cruz under the freaking bus
You just don’t see him making comments like this about any other player. Cruz is struggling, but he has a 944 OPS for the season and probably deserves at the same respect that the manager shows his pet utility guys.
Hey Tom - It's over now, so do you know how - to pick up the pieces and go home?
He's never liked him
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
It's annoying, I don't understand it.
Maybe he’s trying to play some Jedi Mind Tricks on him or something.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't see anything particularly venomous in what he said about Cruz
Cruz has sucked, that’s all he said, and it’s true.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
yep
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
The way Wash...
talks about and treats Nellie is annoying as shit.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I think Wash hates the raw talent Neely has
and how long it took him to use it compared to the talent Wash had in his career and hit the ceiling of his potential very quickly.
"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
I'm not worried.
I still support the Cliff Lee trade and think he will will contribute greatly to the team and this season. I’m still excited.
They practically handed the guy a jersey and hat the second he got off the plane and said , “you’re up!”
Poor guy was probably thinking, “Where the hell am I going to sleep tonight?”
No, but seriously, he had a bad night. I’m not worried. The O’s have bats when they want to. Look at the BAL/BOS series.
Don’t sweat it, dudes.
by COMMUNIST ROBOT on Jul 11, 2010 10:41 AM CDT reply actions
lol
for some strange reason I read it as “Columnist Robot”
I thouht… that could be a pretty funny bit…
"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
/win
Your illiteracy is high in wit.
by COMMUNIST ROBOT on Jul 11, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
zactly
01010010101001010100111000 Roy Williams sucks 000101001010100101010101010101 When are the Rangers going to get some pitching 0101001010101010010101010101
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
does luck ever run out?
angels are 47-43. their Pythagorean W-L: 43-47 (+4 wins)
rangers are 50-37 vs 51-36 (-1 win)
last year angers were +5
2008 they were +12
2007 they were +4
Their luck ran out this year
they will not win the division, I don’t care what their pythag record is, they’re going to be in 2nd or 3rd place.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Feeling better each day about the trade
I think we (well, at least I) conditioned ourselves for so long that Lee would require one or even two of our top prospects plus other very good players as well that I was going to hate the deal no matter what. But after reading dozens of commenters locally and nationally, the thoughts of everyone here and fermenting my own feelings for a couple of days, I’m sanguine about it. I hate losing Smoak, but I don’t think I ever really believed the Rangers would have someone as good as Lee is right now at the top of their rotation this year. Or ever, perhaps.
Last night was a blip, bring on the damn Yankees and all other comers.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So I go out of town for a week...
My phone got a lot of usage tracking games. I missed a lot on LSB about the Cliff Lee trade. At least the Rangers won the series against Cleveland.
The good news is Lee is a good pitcher in parks other than Arlington and a lot of these games against the tough teams are on the road, where Lee should be better than last night. He should help avoid sweeps in places like Detroit.
The other good news
is that it is unlikely the Rangers will face the Orioles in the playoffs
Go Rice Owls!
The Rangers are unlikely to face anyone in the playoff if we keep playing like this.
"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
Or
the Blow Jays / Sports Sturm.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Andrus and Hamilton not in lineup...Borbon hitting leadoff and Cruz is playing.
I hope Molina hits cleanup.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 10:51 AM CDT reply actions
For real?
You give guys off the day before the ASB?
I just…. I hate Wash so much some times I just…. I don’t… wha?
"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
It can actually be pretty draining for the players going to the All-Star game
so while not ideal, I’m ok with this if it means they’re not going to be exhausted after the break.
I just think we've lost 3 games in a row
to a team against which that absolutely shouldn’t happen. If I’m managing this team, I’m playing to win today and work in a day off down the line for Josh and Elvis. But that’s me.
"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
+ 1
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
Fuck you Wash, here we go again.
About to get swept by the fucking Orioles heading into the ASB and Wash sits our best player and one of our best.
Same shit, different day. Can’t just sit one guy, has to sit two and further reduce our chances of winning today. FUCK!
"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 Jul 11, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK CUCK
I hope you die
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
The Rangers really did...
go on break four days early. Weird.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 11, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
How many days did Cal Ripken Jr. take off?
did it for the lulz
by COMMUNIST ROBOT on Jul 11, 2010 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
15 days in and you're already posting stupid shit?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Still drunk, Rodney?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Eye ain't skeered
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Everybody worships Cal Ripken, Jr.
I think he was a selfish player for going after that streak. Had he taken a day off now and then maybe he could have been a little better player. He was definitely a very good player but if properly rested I think he would have been even better.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Hunter to start in Boston? Homerun city
RangersRadioBD #Rangers rotation after the break: Hunter, Lewis, Lee, Wilson and Feldman. #MLB
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Sounds good to me.
"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
Yeah, would they be better broken up, or going B-T-B?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He goes for OKC today, first rehab start
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
As
soon as he knocks that dumbfuck smile off his face / The Newberg.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully as soon as
he’s shown he can throw three strikes in a row.
"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
So....
Lee won’t be home against the Angels? Is that right?
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
nevermind. just checked it.
If things hold, it’s Lee, Wilson, Feldy, Hunter for the halos at home.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Oopsies...
Pitch-by-Pitch Look at Rangers Prospect Blake Beavan Saturday, July 10, 2010 6:04 PM
From: “Baseball-Intellect”
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The Rangers Confidence Poll
is looking a little, er… flacid?
"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
all they need
is a rousing performance by Kool Moe Dee at the Ballpark in Arlington to get back into gear.
by dolphinpuncher on Jul 11, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
is he the post game concert today?
dayum! I better get my tickets now!
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
lol
ed_price #Astros name Jeff Bagwell hitting coach
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Anything for some PR, huh?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Not in the fucking big leagues though
"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 Jul 11, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Where's the risk on the Astros' part?
If he’s terrible, they… might lose a few extra games this year? Oh no!
Exactly
lol
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Might be better
To bring in Biggio for some consultation on the fine art of taking a fastball to the shoulder. Might end up with some baserunners for a change.
by dolphinpuncher on Jul 11, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
you're off to a good start here with your first two posts...
and I like the thought of getting to punch a dolphin in the face one day. I think I like you.
"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
Give it time...
I’ll eventually end up closer to the Mendoza line with my posts
But hopefully i can help make that dream happen for you…there is nothing more fulfilling than punching a smug porpoise
by dolphinpuncher on Jul 11, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
don't be jealous
"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
He's been a roving hitting instructor in their system
since he retired.
And if you've ever listened to him do one of the Saturday Astros Broadcasts
you can hear a lot of insightful stuff from the guy. It’s not just name recognition that got him the job.
I would love that.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
Wasn't that long ago (maybe that godawful 2007?)
when the Rangers trotted out Michael Irvin to throw out the first pitch.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Do you have a set of tits and your own blog? Those are the only Ranger fans I know who think that way."
by Josey Wales on Jul 11, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Throwing out a 1st pitch vs. hiring a guy to be your team's hitting coach
One has a little more importance than the other.
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
Damn, Bagwell had 5 seasons of a 1.00+ OPS
and a career line of .297 /.408 /.540 /.948
"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 is not meant as an endorsement of qualifications for the job
just commenting on his stellar production over a 14 year career
"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
Make no mistake about it....steroids or no steroids Jeff Bagwell was one bad motherfucker.
I loved him back in the early-mid 90’s.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope that Lee makes our entire rotation better
by rubbing off on the other guys. Say a mixture of healthy competition and learning from his game. If he could help Scooter and Ceej become more efficient the payoff could be immense.
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
Holland should be paying very close attention
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
I love how crazy man Gilbert
changed LeBron’s cutout price to $17.41 ..birth year of Benedict Arnold. heh. that’s good stuff.
that dudes nuts
Per Wash:
“Nelly sucks.”
"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 Jul 11, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Per Jackie Moore:
“Wash sucks”
by UrMomsFinger on Jul 11, 2010 11:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
A real Ceej twat that I like very much:
All things being equal I’d rather be wearing rose-colored glasses. Optimism is a big factor in success as it breeds a search for solutions
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The O's
If Feliz does not throw that 89-mph changeup (which isn’t much of a change-up)…
would we feel so paranoid?
"Do you understand probability theory? Yes, I do. The Rangers will probably lose."
SSS
I mean we where out terms like SSS, but, has anyone mentioned SSS this weekend?
"Do you understand probability theory? Yes, I do. The Rangers will probably lose."
yeSSS
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
by Rodney on Jul 11, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not paranoid...
about the O’s at all. It has just been a shitty series.
Oh well, still in first at the ASB.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
LAAAA
still 6 back in the loss column
"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
Ugh, seeing that 3-7 in the last 10 hurts
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
you guys are ruining my optimism over here.
"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
I've been more optimistic this year than I ever have
But they are always so good at breaking me down.
per Kinslerhomer :
“you suck, life sucks, and everything from here on out sucks”
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
thinking about unfollowing him on twitter
the MiL updates he passes along are good but this emo shit is getting pretty old.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
the twitter followers are droppin like flies!
poor KH, seems to be in a bit of a rut lately.
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
I had this idea ...
somebody should create a kinslerhomer twitter mirror. This person could filter out all the angst and pass along all the gem tweets KH digs up. Then you could unfollow kinslerhomer and follow the filtered kinslerhomer mirror twitter site. Sweet clean kinslerhomer gems without all the clutter!
His tweets are awesome.
At first I unfollowed him because of the black hole of negativity, but it was amusing at the same time so I started following him again. His tweets are very predictable, not unlike Newberg’s “BAT PATH” tweets about Kinsler that pop up seemingly every time he fails to get on base.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Elvis and Hamilton sitting..apparently.
My guess is Elvis is sitting after taking the Marlon Byrd School of Baserunning.
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"You know what would be funny? If Michael included:
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."-cmkelly29 on the night of the Michael Young speech.
by TooLegitToQuit on Jul 11, 2010 12:01 PM CDT reply actions
AJM gets screwed again
lonestarball I’m on I-45 heading to DFW for the game, and just read Elvis and Hamilton are sitting. Should I turn around and go home?
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.
Or he likes seeing games where his team has its best chance to succeed.
And doesn’t like seeing our manager do dumbshit things for no apparent reason.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Elvis deserves to sit for being a moron last night
I approve of that, 100%.
And Nellie is in a fierce slump, not sure I can argue against that either…he’s hitting .212 in July.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Nellie isn't sitting today. He sat last night.
Josh is sitting today.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, well eff me then...
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Or maybe...
just maybe, he likes to see his team have their best opportunity to get a win.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
who doesn't..
I wouldn’t even question turning around if I had plans to go to a game just cause it wasn’t the lineup I wanted
i am so pissed at Washington.
it is now comical how bad he is.
by death of the cool on Jul 11, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
"drunken stepfather" isn't comical.
it’s embarrassing.
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
It's not funny at all.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
I bet he wishes he would have.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Dave Barnett
I was gonna ask awhile back...
But does anybody actually read the articles linked here?
I only do when LSB goes on a stage about a certain one. Heh
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"You know what would be funny? If Michael included:
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."-cmkelly29 on the night of the Michael Young speech.
by TooLegitToQuit on Jul 11, 2010 12:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I read about one of the articles.
The one that looks the best. I am little bitter is why I don’t read them all. Awhile back I e-mailed Adam asking him to link mine in the morning threads, but he didn’t e-mail me back. That and I don’t like reading.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
lol, I can't imagine why:
Lady: I’m going to give you a blow job. Then you’re going to get out of the car, and leave. No talking, or anything.
The young male nods as he is unable to talk because his mouth is as dry as somewhere with no humidity. She proceeds to do oral fixations on him for about 10 minutes before the deed is done. He exists out of the car looking around cautiously before heading to his car. “Wow” he thought to himself as he got in his car. “I just got a fucking blow job for changing a tire this really is Cliff Lee day!”
"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
Hey! I could have gone into detail. I've written erotica before.
I kept it PG-13 I thought.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I was gonna ask awhile back...
But does anybody actually read the articles linked here?
I only do when LSB goes on a rage about a certain one. Heh
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"You know what would be funny? If Michael included:
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."-cmkelly29 on the night of the Michael Young speech.
by TooLegitToQuit on Jul 11, 2010 12:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't always read them all
but if I don’t, I generally open the links just to drive up LSB’s Google ratings and skim the articles
"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
I read most of them.
Never the mailbags, JFE, etc. Just the ones that are likely to make some sense.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey Too Legit
do you check your email? Conjunction and I have been trying to get in contact with you… Email us back, bitch.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I read many of them...
but I do avoid certain writers. JFE, JJT, Galloway, and Cowlishaw off the top of my head.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
CRUZ
Reading Wash’s comments about CRUZ, I think he applies a different standard than to other hitters in slumps. When Hamilton was slumping, he just got moved to the 5th spot. When Kinsler was slumping, he just stuck with him. CRUZ is a monster hitter and should be left alone and he will come out of his slump and be the Cruz Missle Launcher we are so familiar with.
Why did you feel it necessary to capitalize CRUZ and nothing else?
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Chad Allen fan
Need you know more?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
by Rodney on Jul 11, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lineup
Julio Borbon, cf; Michael Young, 3b; Ian Kinsler, 2b; Vladimir Guerrero, dh; David Murphy, lf; Nelson Cruz, rf; Bengie Molina, c; Chris Davis, 1b; Andres Blanco, ss.
"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
Needs more Ham
"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 Cheese!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The team is on a game from being swept by the worst team in the league and about to hit the All Star break.
You couldn’t play the best player on the team?
It's because that home hitting streak got stopped.
Al Oliver’s record is safe.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Yeah this happens a lot
When a guy goes on a prolonged hitting streak once its snapped they will get a day off a lot of times.
Since its the day before the ASB I don’t agree with it but he did give all the other all-stars days off earlier this week so its not like hes only doing this to Hamilton.
Hammy chose the day he was to have off
Wash said (on the pregame show), that he asked him on the way back in from the last road trip, and he chose today.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So i went on the OKC Redhawks website and this video pissed me the fuck off
http://newsok.com/press-row-redhawks-implications/multimedia/video/105894171001
two ridiculously stupid reporters. I’m glad we’re probably moving to round rock.
Rangers FTW
Oklahoma sucks so fucking bad...
hate it more than Canada.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously i just couldnt stand the fact that neither of them knew anything
especially about the current rangers. That lady didn’t know jack shit about baseball.
Rangers FTW
ha..talking about good prospects
And he’s going all the way back to Ruben Sierra, Odibee, and JuanGone
I hope the fucking Pirates
move in when the Rangers leave. Fuck Oklahoma.
"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL
by Pocket Ninja on Jul 11, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I may have taken my Cliff Lee admiration too far.
I attend a little country church where my brothers and I have taken the offering for about 15 years. Which is something I absolutely hate doing. Of course the 2 of us doing the offering have to rotate doing the offering prayer every Sunday. So today was my Sunday, I went through the normal routine and at the very end when I was being thankful for the blessing, I finished with, “Thank you Lord, for helping make Cliff Lee a Texas Ranger.”
by casew on Jul 11, 2010 12:50 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
I'm reccing it, but you better not be fibbin'
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
What's wrong fella?
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
he had to watch that abortion of a game last night in person, and he's not "right" yet
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
o rly?
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
will you beat me up Orange?
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
oh shit, I was hoping you'd said yes, I could use a good beating..
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
Just read my blog.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Jul 11, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
heh
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
I want to know what it's like to be a Ranger the last week...
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
Yeah the great Spaghetti Monster in the sky
shall come down and drown thee with delicious marinara sauce.
"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL
by Pocket Ninja on Jul 11, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Geez, homey.
I’ve never seen this sort of vitriol from you.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Honest to God, I did it.
I go to a small Baptist church that is in a little community called Tell that is about 2 miles from my house. My granddad is the preacher and he used to be a former HS football coach so he constantly talks about sports. Our song leader is a former professional roper and the father of 2008 World Champion Calf Roper Stran Smith the former father-in-law of 7 time World Champion Roy Cooper. That is about the only information I can provide so that at least you know the church does exist. I can’t provide you with visual evidence because of course our church service isn’t filmed and televised or anything. I got the idea at the first of the church service between songs when the song leader was introducing people or something. To be honest though, most of the people in my church are old folks so they don’t hear a word I say when I pray.
I am glad we got that corrected.
Some people on here think that my name is Casew, others somehow get the idea it is Casey. But it is Case like a Case International Tractor or like a court “case”.
Mike E is on a roll lately
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition)
And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56 on Jul 9, 2010 9:43 PM CDT
"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 have considered filming church service with my Rebel T1i digital camera.
So that my great-grandma (97) could get to hear her son preach and because that was where she went to church the last few years before she went into a nursing home. But a 16 GB memory card is like 50 or 60 dollars and is still wouldn’t have enough storage space because my granddad likes to have an hour and a half long sermon.
We have an old one, but the filming capabilities of the Rebels are really pretty nice.
I only have one video up from when I used it before and it is a short hunting video. I almost like the video capabilities of my camera better than the photo capabilities. It is not incredibly great like you would get from a nice camcorder but it isn’t terrible for a dual purpose camera.
If you don’t believe me about the camera, you can go check out the one video link that I my internet was fast enough to upload.
You shoulda grounded that damn vermin
Screw sporting.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
OldHossRadbourn Ah, Bat Day. That promotion cost us about 4,000 fans, as due to a scheduling blunder Bat Day coincided with “Irish and Italian Day.”
that was a good one.
"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 Jul 11, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you ready for some futbol?
"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
OT: Good news the Barefoot Bandit has been caught!!
The 19 year old kid who stole several planes, and flew them to their crash landings, boats, and tons of home break ins in U.S. and Canada has been caught in the Bahamas
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/11/bahamas.barefoot.bandit/index.html?hpt=T1
I haven't seen San Francisco fans celebrate like this since the last ghey pride event.
I can't wait for the day when Bengie Molina is a 500 lb. retiree wearing depends and Michael Main is anchoring the Giants rotation. What a special several years that will be!!
20th Century Fox has purchased the rights for a film based on the exploits of the young fugitive.
Hmm…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
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