Tuesday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 24, 2010 11:04 AM CDT
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PrintRaise your hand if you saw that coming last night.
One more data point in why this has been one of the strangest, greatest seasons in Ranger history.
Anthony Andro's game story talks about the one hitter that could have been a no-hitter.
T.R. Sullivan's game story has quotes from Rich Harden, where he said he knew by the fifth inning that he wasn't going to be able to finish off the no-hitter, because of his pitch count and recent stint on the d.l.
Richard Durrett said that Ron Washington made the right call in pulling Harden. I think that it was a given at that point that Harden wasn't going to go all the way...too many pitches, and it was a tight game. You just can't leave a guy like that out there for 140 or 150 pitches chasing after a no-hitter.
Unfortunately, irresponsible ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd made some slanderous accusations about Cliff Lee yesterday, accusing him of tanking and "mailing it in" because he doesn't want to pitch in Texas. Cliff Lee called the accusations a "lie," among other things.
Jennifer Floyd Engel also rips the Cowherd report. It says a lot about how worthless Cowherd and his show are that Engel has to be the voice of levelheadedness and reason here.
And it really kind of pisses me off that I'm even sitting here writing about this. Cowherd is an asinine attention whore, who has no interest in baseball and appears to be throwing things out there to shock and have people talk about him. The entire idea that someone pitching for a 9 figure contract would not be trying hard is stupid, Cowherd is stupid, and his show is stupid. I hope ESPN fires him.
Moving on...the S-T notes talk about the multitude of Rangers preparing to go on rehab assignments, and also has some quotes from Ron Washington praising the work Taylor Teagarden did in his latest major league stint, with Washington saying that Teagarden was a completely different player from the guy who was up here earlier.
Sullivan has a bunch of notes on injuries, and the efforts the new ownership group is making to reach out to the fans.
William Wilkerson has a story about Matt Treanor's return from the disabled list.
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"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 named my left testicle Colin this morning.
i was saving that honor for a very special occasion. this is that.
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Our Mantis Overlord knows best
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
when I got home from work
I went out on the back porch (to play catch with my son for the very first time ever, btw) and I thought I saw a mantis on the ground. I sprinted into the house and grabbed my phone so I could take a picture, but then I realized it was a grasshopper. But it was close enough….GUARANTEED WIN TONIGHT ON THE POWER OF
THE MANTIS!!!!!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Just think, one day after you're dead,
Your son will plow his cornfield and build a baseball diamond in order to “have a catch” with you just one more time.
Bet you won’t be worried about mantises then.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 24, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Cowherd=Grandpa Urine
Oh, and LSB has been all efffed up, it’s not your pc or browser.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Hey Colin Cowherd
Fuck You
"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 Aug 24, 2010 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iUvpjii14&feature=av2n
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
bah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iUvpjii14&feature=av2n
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
My favorite part was where you talked about Cowherd throwing things out there so people will talk about him...
and then you talked about him.
Heh.
by cmkelly29 on Aug 24, 2010 11:08 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
which in turn caused you to talk about him
feeding the flames
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It's almost like
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
World Over
Fail.
"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 Aug 24, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Precisely!
But I’m not the one who said he was throwing things out there so people would talk about him!
Although, I agree with Adam.
omg
i love ajm so much right now.
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
The Cowherd rant....
….combining with the TR Rant2000 yesterday is awesome genius.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Too bad the pitch F/X was down last night
I’d love to see Harden’s pitch placement.
"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
Eric Nadel intimated
that the team may have wanted the thing off. He said either the stadium gun is not working or the team may not want it on…Could they be trying to keep Harden’s head in the game?
They showed a statement on the video board several times during the game
Something like, “we are experiencing technical difficulties with the stadium’s radar gun system. We apologize for the inconvenience”
"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
I emailed Chuck last night and he said they were using a temporary gun...that's why it was so high..
Blackburn hitting 97, really?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Chuck Morgan
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
You mean Harrison doesn't hit 98 normally?
:(
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
haha, I remember TAG and Josh getting all fired up about that.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Cowherd is literally the worst person at ESPN.
The worst.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
by Maximilian on Aug 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
It's an accomplishment to be the worst person in a place full of terrible analysts and hosts
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 24, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
And Rick Reilly doing Sportscenter highlights!!
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
Eh, Rick Reilly is better than Morgan and Berman.
Those two are in their own league of assanine stupidity and refusal to examine facts or do any research whatsoever.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Doug Gotlieb is ESPN's worst.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
really?
I don’t think of him as that bad and he makes some sense when talking about college basketball.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Personal opinion.
Don’t forget I also liked Pearl Jam more than the very overrated Nirvana.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
well, I'm definitely a fan of Ten
one of the better albums of all-time imo.
Nirvana’s In Utero was my favorite of theirs. I didn’t like the smell of teens as much
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
i agree with this...
not with the Gotlieb comment.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Aug 24, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah
He doesn’t know as much about other sports, but he doesn’t try to act like he does.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I like Gotlieb
plus he was the worst guard to ever shoot free throws
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
45.3% to be exact
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Didn't he get busted for some kind of theft
when he was at Okie State?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
UNC
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
No Notre Dame I believe
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
It was Notre Dame
If I recall he stole his roommtes credit card and ran up some charges. So it’s not just the “theft” thing but he did it to his own roommate. That’s a class A jackass.
"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.
Somewhat reminds me of Masoli at Oregon.
Though he was stealing laptops and iPods.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually, there are a million stories you could talk about.
One much smaller instance that never got a lot of talk is with a guy named Terrence Parks at Baylor. For some reason, he decided to steal the cell phone of a bus driver who was taking them to a hotel at an away game. Then he lied about it and said it never happened, even though he did it right in front of the coaches.
Why would you just steal a cell phone like that and then lie about it?
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Erik Williams thinks that guy is a lightweight.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
But it's an important lesson for everyone:
Even if you do drugs, don’t deal them! And it’s probably not a good idea to bring your baby along to the deal, also…
Wasn't it Erik Williams who had like 187 pounds of pot in a van?
I might be thinking of another Cowboy.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn it!
It was Nate Newton.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely incorrect.
I hate him, but I’ve also heard him make salient points before. He is not the self-important douchebag Berman is. He’s not the self-righteous, hypocritical know-nothing Reilly is. And he’s not the extreme stubborn fool of a jerk that Morgan is.
He’s just a really bad douchebag who’s kind of like Colin Cowherd lite but with a little bit of knowledge.
Of course, he steals from teammates. . .
I hate Berman
He ruined sports commentating…
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Ugh, why did you have to remind me?
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Skip Bayless too
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
"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
Yep
though Stephen A Smith is pretty awful, too.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Awesome.
"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 wait, maybe it was just the Philadelphia Inquirer who fired him...
After someone canned him, he had that blog, which he kept fucking up the title, and it would say stuff like, “Stephen A. Smith. My Blog.” I can’t remember who was pointing out the bad grammar, but he would change the title almost every day, and almost every day it was another grammar error. He’s a journalist, for god’s sakes.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
ESPN canned him
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
My favorite Stephen A. Smith grammatical idiocy:
Latin baseball players are fairly unique yet a dime a dozen.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
At the end of the day.... Nolan Ryan will be the next control owner of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.
by bigoil on Jul 7, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
by Brian Thomas on Aug 24, 2010 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha
shows how much I watch that network.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Since my fucked up cable provider
doesn’t have any MLB network channels, I will occasionally watch sports center. like last night. I wanted to see if they would lead off with the Rangers. in a way they did, (they had to talk about the football game that had just finished on that channel first, which I understand).
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Cowherd literally doesn't know what facts are.
He claimed that Boise/TCU were the lowest rated BCS bowl, even though they pulled an 8.2, while the Orange Bowl with Iowa/Ga. Tech pulled a 6. He said he had the “data”.
He doesn’t watch sports, he just roots for the Yankees, USC, Heat, etc. He doesn’t care about good sports stories, just money, big stadiums and the popular team. He is a bandwagoning asshole who probably drinks wine coolers and looks like a rat.
In conclusion, fuck Colin Cowherd.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
yeah, he's awful
I used to enjoy Tony Kornheiser’s show in the mornings on ESPN radio on my way to work. Yeah, it wasn’t about sports 60% of the time, and he’s kind of a blowhard, but he was at least entertaining.
Cowherd brings nothing to the table. He’s unlistenable. Every so often I’ll get in the car and he’s on, and before I can turn him off something asinine comes out of his mouth that makes me furious. Like the time he said that Trevor Hoffman was overrated since he’s in the NL and gets to face pitchers.
Go Rice Owls!
It's true
One of his prime tenets is that only things that get the best ratings are worth being covered by the media. The NBA is in good shape because Carmelo will go to the Knicks and make the best teams in NY, LA, Boston, Miami and, to some degree, Dallas. Can you imagine Melo and Amare playing at the same time on the same team?
He says we don’t give enough credit to Ohio State, Texas, and Oklahoma for how much talent they have and how good their ratings are. That the media gives too much attention to Boise State because they’re underdogs.
If you don’t think Derek Jeter has been a gold glove caliber defender every year, “then you need to watch the games.”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree with Herd on Boise State.
They have no business being in the top 10, muchless top 3.
Come Labor Day Weekend I will be rooting hard for Virginia Tech.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Here's the thing
I don’t think they’re top 3 good most years, but there’s quite a bit of flux amongst the teams that have traditionally been pre-season top 5 or 10 over the past 5 years. So if the voters look around and think there’s a big grouping in the 3-9 category, I don’t really have a huge problem with it.
The other thing is, it’s not like Boise St is a team full of gimmicks and poor players. They’ve put a small, but decent group of players into the NFL over the past few years, including 2 1st round picks and possibly the best left tackle in the NFL.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Eh
That would be very hard for a rookie CB to do. There’s been 1 CB winner since 1993. Lately, it seems like it’s been the best LB award. It kind of makes sense, they have the best chance in counting stats. I’m not crazy about Jason Pierre-Paul, but maybe Brandon Graham or Derrick Morgan can rack up the sacks to win it.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
My thinking
Is that Wilson’s play will be spotlighted because of the fact that Revis is missing; and, as such, his contributions would be exaggerated to the point that he’ll win the award.
Maybe...but even if he ends up being good, he'll likely struggle
Though I imagine teams will pick on Cromartie a fair bit as well.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
They've been to and won 2 BCS games, something Texas Tech would know nothing about, and are the winningest D 1 program this decade.
And they do it without the recruiting classes of the big 6 conferences, so they lack the depth when the injury bug hits.
I’d call them worthy of a top 3 ranking. Should have been #2.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Shouldn't be in the top 15.
TCU is gonna get worked by Oregon State as well.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Keep telling yourself that.
By the way, thanks to Tech for backing out of that game with TCU so we could schedule the Oregon State game and get some ESPN prime time. Who did you get in our place, Weber State?
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Tech only loves D1AA opponents.
They usually schedule two of them.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure next year when Dalton graduates and we lose all our seniors, Tech and UT will come knocking for a game.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
Max
Go down to Greyhound, see if can find a red-headed bus driver with a weak arm and you’ll find your replacement for Dalton.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
The game was moved to 2012 (I believe) to accomodate ABC's
request to televise Tech/Texas.
They want a great game to kick-off their Saturday Night Prime Time series.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok. Have fun with that and beat UT please.
I can’t stand them in the Top 10 and want them out asap.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
I feel like this is something we can all come together on.
UT needs to be knocked down a peg.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I cannot believe that I actually used to root for the Horns...
always wanted them to hammer the Sooners and also beat USC in 2005….and now, they’re like the MF Yankees and I want them to lose in everything -.football, baseball, basketball, you name it, when they lose I love it.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
It's weird agreeing with you.
But it really is for the good of non-UT Texas college football.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
We were high-fiving when Colt got hurt (just enough to
knock him out of that game) and laughing our asses off watching your vaunted “FIVE STAR RECRUIT” shit the walls (15 for 40, 4 INTs and a fumble) and lose the National Championship to Bama.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Naw, Williams dropped a perfect throw for a TD.
Considering the situation, I thought Gilbert looked pretty poised.
Bad karma on McCoy.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Yeah
Its crazy how anyone could come away from that and make a determination that Gilbert was terrible.
A true freshman who had little, if any, meaningful playing time during the season gets thrown into the NC game against one of the best defenses in the nation and keeps his team within striking distance and had a chance to drive for a go ahead TD late in the game.
The numbers are what they are but the future is very bright for texas the next two years with Gilbert at QB and the crop of WRs we have.
Well, if Texas Tech has a terrible season,
at least you know it’s because you angered the Football Gods celebrating an injury.
Josey, I have been one of the very few that have stood up for you on here...
but this shit, and your hatred for the Texas Longhorns has changed that.
Go fuck yourself, idiot!!
our year??
Yeah right
With their good QB on the bench and their 350 pound linemen trying to pull and their new-found “running game”? Tech is going to suck ass.
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
We'll see. Tuberville is a very good coach.
Don’t know of any other teams not in the Top 25 who defeated two of the pre-season Top 10 teams returning as many players as we have.
Staying under the radar at this point is not a terrible thing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Tuberville is a good coach?
I didn’t follow the old Auburn teams that closely, but since he was hired I’ve been asking everyone I meet who follows the SEC what they think about Tuberville and the responses have been almost uniformly negative.
They mostly say he is a good ol boy who’s great with the boosters and sucks as a football coach. In other words, the anti-Leach.
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
That's like the opposite of what happened at Auburn.
The good ol’ boys that run that AD hated him and repeatedly undermined him. Check out what some of their booster’s got them to do with Petrino in 2003.
He had an 85-40 record at Auburn, with a 52-30 mark in the SEC. A 63.4% SEC conference winning percentage is pretty damn good. He won at least 5 conference games in every year but his first and his last (the school had been waiting for the slightest excuse to get rid of him).
Think the 13-0 Auburn had in the SEC
was blind luck?
We’ll see about Tech…what is the BAC affiliation?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Or Team Leach
If that’s what you meant.
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
TCU will rampage on Oregon State's face.
They might win that game by 20.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Jemele Hill sucks, too.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
All things considered, I think he might be the worst.
Dragging the race card in to every other argument is a level even the Reillys of the world don’t stoop to.
Great Spurs moment
Following the 99 championship, the crowd chanting “Stephen A. Sucks!” over his postgame comments. Good times.
If he’s out at ESPN, who will fellate Kobe?
by Neftali's arm on Aug 24, 2010 12:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
There's no shortage of hotel concierges in the world....
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
"like anyone can even know that"
/Kip Dynamite
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Stuart Scott, Chris Berman, and Rick Reilly say hello.
"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 used to like Berman
A long time ago. Then he became a parody of himself. He’s unwatchable now.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I still miss NFL Primetime though...
I think it’s the nostalgia.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I can hear the music in my head presently
Does that make me sane? It’s ringing right up there with the Super Tecmo Bowl theme
I remember frantically finishing homework Sunday afternoons
Trying to finish in time so I could watch it with my dad.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I think this really is the key to why I gave up ESPN
They were once really good at showing highlights. That show was well done. Now they spend the majority of their shows covering opinions and controversies. I haven’t watched sportscenter in 2 years. (Maybe that makes me crotchety at 32). All of their lede stories are about something other than the games played the night before. Even their website is a giant blog.
Rant over
I was flipping channels sometime in the last week
They were carrying the Favre press conference on Sportscenter and ESPN news (and NFL Network). Die.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that The Big Show with Dan and Keith
in the early 90’s is about as well as a highlight show can be done. That show was a must watch every night. It has simply been down hill every since then.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
The day I found the NFL Primetime music online was one of my proudest moments
Working out to that music is awesome
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us
Share with the class Wally!
http://mjmorningshow.tripod.com/id2.html
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yes!
These should be played at my funeral.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 24, 2010 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't forget underdog in this race...
..Erick Kuselius
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Aug 24, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
this subthread needs a "karl ravech's hair" reference
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
and Stu Scotts "Sammie Davis Jr" Eye
"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
Ravech is a nice guy.
And he doesn’t use a VIP guide to roam the parks and avoid other guests and skip lines, either, which a whole lot of much lesser sports journalists/tv hosts/celebrities do.
Like Jimmy Roberts. Why the hell is Jimmy Roberts paying someone to protect him from the crowds?!
Karl Ravech
is in my company’s Address Book.
I guess he does some work on behalf of us – we are a large healthcare non-profit org.
It seriously weirded me out when I got a request to modify some distribution list he was on.
"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
Agree,
but Skip Bayless comes in a close second for me.
by Zagg Parker on Aug 24, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh man
Forgot about him. Ugh.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
skip bayless is just as bad
woody paige in that roundtable show thing sucked..
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Skip Bayless is bad
but with Skip, he seems to be a more tolerable “shock jock”. He seems to say a lot of dumb stuff, but he doesn’t go completely bat shit crazy on his opinions like a Cowherd does.
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
Someone let Skip Bayless on TV?
my lord is that guy a moron. Remember that he called for TOM Landry’s firing in the mid 80’s.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Sounds like
he made at least one good call then. Landry was washed up after the mid-80s, and dumping him and getting Johnson in was probably the best call Jerry Jones ever made.
"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
except he didn't do it because he thought it was right
he did it to a) piss off brad sham and b) piss off the people of DFW so that they would read his column.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Didn't he also write a book on the Cowboys?
The one that claimed Aikman was gay? with absolutely no source material?
I don't think he said Aikman was gay but he
did say lots of sources came to him with information that he was.
Bayless went to Switzer with the info and Troy wasn’t too pleased.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW- Aikman is gay.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
uh
a) so?
b) you have proof of this?
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Somewhat weird response.
a) So nothing, it doesn’t matter one bit. It shouldn’t be a big deal to anyone.
b) Of course I don’t. Do you have proof he isn’t? (I know I’m asking you to prove a negative).
I shouldn’t have said anything about it to begin with, because it truly is irrelevant.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
So you shouldn't have said anything
but you did.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, Josey, I did.
It’s called a realization after the fact. Also known as a regret.
Something your parents are probably very familiar with after having raised your sorry ass.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I betcha Josh Lewin
doesn’t regret airing out your sorry stand-around-trying-to-look-busy acne ridden face.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
He probably doesn't even remember.
But I was lucky enough to never really have acne, so there’s that.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
well
a) yeah, I could care left
b) his wife and kids may have something to say about it:
Aikman, once named the most eligible bachelor in Dallas by Texas Monthly, dated country singer Lorrie Morgan, and there were rumors of his dating Sandra Bullock and Janine Turner as well. He married former Cowboys publicist Rhonda Worthey on April 8, 2000, in Plano, Texas.12 They have three children: Rachel Worthey (from Rhonda’s previous marriage), daughter Jordan Ashley Aikman born August 24, 2001, and daughter Alexa Marie Aikman born July 30, 2002.
from wikipedia’s article on Troy
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
those are all covers
for his latent homosexuality. He liked putting his hands in men’s tucus!
"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 that logic
every QB ever to take a snap is Gay.
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
Boy, that would be ridiculous conclusion to which to come, wouldn't it?
"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
True
It doesn’t matter at all if he actually was (or is) gay. But the point I was trying to make is that Bayless was just using it to get attention.
Cowherd's a Skip Bayless starter kit.
I still can’t believe that dude is Rick Bayless’ brother.
by LiamP on Aug 24, 2010 11:36 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Rick Bayless
seems like such a cool dude. Skip is the dick in that family
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Aug 24, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
ees
"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
Okay, so is SBN trying to stop you from using Adblock in firefox?
Couldn’t comment until I turned it off, couldn’t log in earlier this morning until I turned it off…
I did indeed.
Once it was resolved, any question about a nonexistant problem seemed stupid.
Add that to the fact that people around here freak out about dumb fanposts, so I deleted it.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't that
SBN was messed up for me in Chrome, too.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Okay...
I’d like to say that I was wrong about Harden being done. He showed last night that he does have something left, and I was very happy to see it.
That said, I think that may be the most unexpected thing to happen this year minus the Molina cycle. I still don’t trust Harden and think that half the time he doesn’t know where the ball is going when he throws it. His velocity seemend to be a little better and the zone did seem small last night though. Overall, I’m encouraged, but still have a bad feeling about his future starts.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That pretty much says it.
I guess I want to see what he can do in his next start…
"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
The fac that he didn't give up any hits was nice
But the dude still walked 5 people in 6 innings
by MonkeyEpoxy on Aug 24, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
WHIP of under 1 last night
I’m not gonna nitpick it….
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
His WHIP was below 1, I'm ok with that.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Anyone know what his WHIP was last night?
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Yeah, but his WHIP was, like, under 1, I think
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
You guys!
I’m thinking WHIP!!! Under 1!!!
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Y'all really whipped out the stats on this one.
"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
"Excuse me while I whip this out....."
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Orange Whip? Orange Whip?
Orange Whip?
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
"Cool wwwwhip"
/stewie
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
you're eating hair!
"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 was walking the razor's edge all night
It was a fun performance, but it very easily could’ve turned into “bad” Harden.
I’m willing to see where this goes for one or two more starts but I don’t trust him at all.
That start was vintage Bobby Witt.
Harden’s start was his 3rd good one out of 16 – no thank you on a post-season appearance.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think it is all that unexpected
if you had said at the beginning of the year “which Ranger is most likely to have a no hitter through 6.2 innings, but have to get pulled since he’d already be at 110 pitches and had just come off the DL…” it would be pretty clear who we were talking about.
Go Rice Owls!
Ceej would have been a candidate, for that, too.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
After watching his performance...
so far this year it was unexpected.
Harden has not been what we all thought or hoped he could have been at the start of the year. My expectations for him have changed drastically since then.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
oh, he's been brutal
He just has in him that one in five chance of having an awesome start, but he’ll always through way too many pitches
Go Rice Owls!
Listening to MLB on XM this morning
Kevin Kennedy and the hack they have filling in for Jim Duquette (Mike Ferrin) said that last night’s start epitomized Rich Harden when he’s on. And its actually pretty true. When his stuff is working, its unhittable. unfortunately its also so wild that he’s gonna walk guys and throw a huge number of pitches and not be able to go too long in the game.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
it would be really, really nice to get Kinsler and Cruz
back next week, especially if our lead holds at around 8.
btw…Matt Treanor sucks. just saying. he makes for a good backup, but the way TT was playing, part of me is sad to see him go. I would never have thought that earlier in the year, but there it is.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Doesn't Treanor get any credit for the one-hitter he caught last night?
"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
some, yes
but not enough to negate his suckiness. ultimately, yesterday was weird. We saw good and bad Harden in the same game.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It wasn't Harden, it was a Mantis wearing a Harden Suit
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
yet the good prevailed this time
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
speaking of which
the wind was blowing in a different direction and I remember seeing at least one ball that would have been in the bullpen most nights turned into a long out.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Totally OT, but hillarious
Hope this link works. Blocked for me at work.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:14 AM CDT reply actions
pretty good
but not as good as when Lois Griffin ran on to the dog track. Remember that gem?
"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
Except this was real. Happened yesterday, I think.
I have to assume that they are both owned by the same person.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
You could see where that was going
pretty damn funny.
"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 Aug 24, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
what does the great Harden start mean?
I still don’t trust him. Sure, he may have a few decent games in September as we try to catch (and hopefully pass) the Twins for 2nd best record of division winners, but he’s not pitching in the playoffs. Even he should know that.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
it means TEX won a huge game with regard to HFA
if we can’t win 2 of 3 at home with Lewis, Wilson and Lee we don’t deserve to have HFA. obviously, there’s a little season left, but taking 3 of 4 here would be huge toward that end.
i’m pumped.
that said, i really think we should have scored more against bluebeard last night. tough games wednesday and thursday against much better pitchers. 3 runs might win either of those games…
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Eh
The Twins are good, too.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
right...
good enough to earn HFA if the beat two of lewis, lee and wilson.
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
There's still a month left to go
And what should be a small difference after they get done playing each other.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
more outs on the bases last night
2 double plays and a busted hit and run.
10 hits, left 3 men on, and only scored 4 runs. Plus no walks and Blackburn only had to throw 97 pitches in 7 innings.
(ok, that’s enough of the bad news….)
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Fire Joe Morgan
did a Colin Cowherd piece awhile back. Pure gold.
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Aug 24, 2010 11:15 AM CDT reply actions
12 Minutes in Hell with Colin Cowherd
Probably the seminal Ken Tremendous rant.
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
Hmmm....
…investigating.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
link it if you find it please
it’s great stuff
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Aug 24, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
x
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Anyone who listens to Cowherd
deserves what they get. In the first few minutes, you know he is useless.
"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 heard him yesterday say
the rangers are a fraud.. then literally 20 seconds later throw the rangers in with the elite teams in all of baseball…. I hate that guy.. i was listening on the way to lunch and heard rangers so i listened.. i should have jammed a icepick in my ears
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah - "Rangers are a fraud" was two days ago (maybe he said it again yesterday)
Yesterday was Cliff Lee is tanking on purpose since he doesn’t care about the Rangers.
"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.
Who would you rather listen to, Cahill?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
There aren't many guys in sportsradio
I wouldn’t rather listen to. I’ll take any of the other 3 sports radio stations in Houston the minute he is on, and some of his competition is fairly bad.
Cowherd doesn’t even have funny to fall back on, like the Ticket, when he knows nothing about sports.
"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
That's why I like the Musers....
…..they’re funny. They rarely discuss sports (outside of their fake interviews), but it’s amusing. The Hardline is both stupid and unfunny, then when you add to the fact that they always attempt to render opinions on sports which they obviously know nothing about, they rival the idiocy that is Cowherd….maybe just less inflamatory.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Ticket Mouse sucked today
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
fake Brad Sham needs to be a regular....
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Your propensity for prose is punishing to my perception
Back to Babe, the bauble of bobbin heads.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I was listening to the segment just before...
….where they were talking about steroid allegations, and whether we really want to know. They brought up some interesting points, but I found it boring. So I turned on some Yeasayer.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I tried listening to him once on ESPN Radio....
I stopped after about 2 minutes and turned it over to classical music just to cleanse my brain of the mindless drivel…is the talent pool that shallow that there’s no one better to replace him or does he have the goods on someone at ESPN?
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
they should replace cowherd
with the scott van pelt show
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Industrial noise
would be an improvment. or just 30 minutes of amplifier feedback.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
by iblum on Aug 24, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's pretty much my experiences with Cowherd.
Jump in the car, radio goes on, it’s tuned to his station, and I punch out within a minute. He is just godawful.
"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
Yep
I’m preparing for a slew of 250 straight posts boiling down to “FUCK TOM HICKS”.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 24, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did you say
Fuck Tom Hicks?
I have to agree. Fuck Tom Hicks.
by RCCook on Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
Of course I had to rec this
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Who?
"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
The SOB that still owns half my soccer team
The rest of you, be glad you’ve seen the last of him. I’m not as fortunate.
You'll never walk alone.
And, by never walk alone, I mean you’ll finish outside the top 4 this year.
by JDT217 on Aug 24, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lower.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Aaaaaaand green
"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
Who?
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
is it too late to re-auction the team?
i’m thinking about moving some money out of my 401k and my Roth IRA – neither performing very well lately.
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Cowherd
He’s absolutely insufferable. As I drive back and forth from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. I have two sports talk radio options—the local ESPN affiliate in Santa Fe, which airs Cowherd, and the local ESPN affiliate in Albuquerque, which airs Jim Rome. My commute therefore makes me miss Dallas more than anything else.
I've started listening to Jim Rome instead of Cowherd on my way to work
if I need a sports fix. That is how awful Cowherd is.
Go Rice Owls!
Yep
Rome is a huge upgrade. There is very little that is a downgrade from Cowherd.
I might rather listen to Mickey Spagnola or Mike Fisher on the radio rather than Cowherd.
"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
Rome is pretty much unlistenable 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
and yet
massively better than Cowherd.
"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
Disagree.
Rome’s voice and schtick alone make him unlistenable. It doesn’t even matter what he’s talking about. And his legion of followers are intolerable too.
He comes off as exceedingly condascending to me.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
He's not that knowledgeable, but he's occasionally funny, at least.
Cowherd just dresses up as Ron Burgundy and thinks he’s hilarious.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
At least Rome is easy to not take seriously
he doesn’t take himself seriously. He’s like the Jim Cramer of sports radio.
Cowherd thinks he knows more than everyone, and that arrogance is awful.
Go Rice Owls!
That's a good point.
Rome is all schtick and doesn’t really offer much in the way of substantive opinion, which is to his credit. Cowherd absolutely believes he knows more about, e.g., college football than the rest of us.
Don't call me Kris!
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I grew up in Albuquerque where Everett is from
First thing I think of with Jim Rome. That clip got a LOT of play on the news there growing up. Lead story for a while.
I always wonder if it was staged
but I can never stop watching it. I have to admit that it takes courage to insult a professional athlete to his face repeatedly. And of course, for a professional athlete, it takes guts to kick the crap out of a member of the media no matter how moronic he is. How many athletes would love to kick the crap out of members of the media who think they can act like utter dickwads and get away with it because they can twist whatever happens and make themselves look good while the athlete looks like a steroid rage induced maniac.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
It looked staged
but if it was, it backfired. Jim Everett never really went to town on him. He looked really stiff attacking him. Afterward, Everett’s career was over. I really believe that the attention changed his game. Anytime he got jittery in the pocket, people would snicker, “see, he is Kris.” Talk about a way to ruin your head.
I have to choose Cowhered over Rome if I've listened to every CD in my car and NPR isn't broadcasting anything interesting.
I honestly have a negative visceral reaction to hearing Jim Rome’s voice. He makes me want to stab someone.
I have an even worse reaction
to Cowherd.
"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
They should put Cowherd and Rome on morning pizza or whatever the fuck it's called now.
Then lock the doors to the studio and…
You forgot the bomb.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
german grenade
shorter fuse
"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
But payload...
…we need to get this right the first time.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
huge clone...
i get rome on podcast and listen to/from work everyday, when i’m at the gym or when i’m in the yard.
maybe it’s an acquired taste, but i’m a pretty devoted fan.
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Ya know...
…this actually makes a lot of sense.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh geez
He’s a gun, here’s some poison…pick now!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
ill take the gun
short and to the point.. a little messy though…… how were those ribeyes last night rodney?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Really gross
When they came back up at 3am…sigh, I caught a stomach bug from some bad Chinese shrimp. Damn, I thought i was getting better :(
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
sorry to hear that man
i thought you may have gotten a discount on some slightly contaminated gulf shrimp somebody sold you for half off!
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Skillman Wok beef & shrimp
And thanks.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I usually don't put Chinese shrimp on my ribeyes
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought those were the only options here in Houston when I first moved down here
I about killed my radio from the angry punching.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
And your odds of being killed by a drunk driver are higher than, like, anywhere else in the country on that stretch of 25.
So there’s that, too.
It's creepy to see all the roadside memorials on that little stretch of highway
creepy and sobering
"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’m separated by a degree or less from nine people just off the top of my head that died thanks to drunk driving on 25. And that’s just what I can immediately think of. And that’s from a town of 700 people.
Holy cow that's stunning.
And sad.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
DO NO TUNE IN
OR HE WINS!
"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
Haha, I just have ESPNU on in the background.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
It's addictive. WHAT STUPIDITY WILL HE SAY NOW?
He’s a complete moron.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
So I half blame myself for last night
I let myself think going into the 9th – “So if Feliz closes this out, and then he becomes a starter and gets 7 no hitters to tie Nolan; does this game count as the tiebreaker?”
I didn’t say anything, of course, but I thought it… I’m sorry.
Go Rice Owls!
8/23 Rich Harden - Exciting but not quite dazzling
I am excited about last nights effort by Rich. That makes two very strong starts out of the last three since coming off the DL the first time.
That being said, I don’t think it is wise to get our hopes up about Rich. Even in this outing (his second best of the year), he teetered on the edge. He issued 5 walks. 12 of 23 batters he faced went to a 3 ball count. The difference between Rich Harden last night and the previous start isn’t that significant. Rich did a good job of limiting the walks last night, if you can give him credit for that, but realistically he is probably as likely to give us a dud as he is to give us a decent/good start.
I had similar thougths,
but you really can’t shit on 6.2 with no hits.
by blakethegr8 on Aug 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Do we have a list
Of all the crazy Ranger stuff this year? What am I missing?
Salty Walkoff
Treanor Triple
Molina GS & Triple (The Cycle)
11-game Streak
The Orioles Series
Bankruptcy & Auction
Harden/Staff 1-hitter
Rangers get Clif Lee
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
And his lights out performances...
….and the fact that the media around here still says he isn’t very good because of a lack of winz.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
That part actually isn't surprising
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
it's not the lack of wins....
it’s just that he doesn’t throw enough balls…..way too many strikes….
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Chuck Greenberg joined LSB
"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 stopped by the LSB suite with IPA
*crosses fingers *
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
you're fooling yourself....
I’ll pregame with ya at FNH or Sherlocks with some IPA
"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
We are meeting at 5pm to distribute tix
I’ll probably go straight in then, if the gates are open.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
But I may run up to whatever the place is in CF and grab a beverage or two.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
come on old man, we can go into one of the bars and have a few pops.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Center Field
And watch BP?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I'm down.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Someone could leave it at Will Call for you.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
options:
1. get your ticket(s) and go somewhere proximate to the bp. having beaten traffic, you can relax and enjoy yourself.
2. cuervo club takes this a step further – having beaten traffic and parked as close as you want (or as far griswold style), you can relax in the air-conditioned comfort of the cuervo club with decent-priced weak drinks.
3. diamond club buffet. expensive but really good. i have a bunch of 20% off coupons if you (or anyone) is interested. that said, make reservations – unless it’s already at capacity.
4. MercyMe concert inside the bp – no idea when but maybe 5:30
5. there’s a bar in the diamond club – very underwhelming and a bar just beyond (through) the diamond club that’s almost equally underwhelming.
i would say OTB on copeland road, but that’s just me being old school. there are probably a handful of places as good or better these days.
5pm is a good time since there are people coming from out of town. not really fair at all to make the guy behind all this wait around on people running late or people that get stuck in sold-out-Rangers-game traffic. that said, he could mail these out although he’s already done a lot. enjoy the camaraderie. just don’t get so hammered that you make an a** out of yourself in front of chuck.
by sam in so cal on Aug 24, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
are the gates even open yet at 5pm??
I live about 5 miles from the park and usually get to my seat about 10 minutes before the first pitch….so 2 hours before is freaking me out. If I can hang out in the suite the whole time before the game, then that’s cool.
Anybody know if there is easily accessible beer purchasing from the suite??
our year??
Check your email for an update
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
3 sweeps in a row in june
"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
or just Josh in general...especially since the first part of June.....
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Scoring from second on an infield hit
Even Josh mentioned Willie Mays Hayes on the air when it happened
Josh hitting nearly .500 in June.
Elvis Andrus, leadoff hitter, and his plate discipline in general.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Cruz's Walkoff on Wakefield
"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 would put the walkoff from Mo above that.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Mo?
not familiar with that one.
are you referring to Murphy off Rivera?
"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
Yes
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah, I was there for that one.
the boston walkoff was on a huge comeback though too. Weren’t they down by 6 late in the game on that one, if memory serves correct?
"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
You memory is sound
Those were happy days.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
still are.
if I’m ever feeling like shit(like today), I can just read those two game reports and smile a little more.
"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
LSB Suite Night
le sigh….
"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
TAG's Kleenex Box Fetish
and GoET catering to said fetish…..
"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
That is good fo' me.....
/cookie monster
"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
All of those "must win" innerdivisional series...
….that we won convincingly to keep those jerks down.
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
They now sell bacon wrapped hot dogs
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Deep fried?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
The bacon and weenie a cooked together on the grill
they then add sauteed onions, then you add all the cheese and jalapenos and whatever else you want
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I just had a small heart attack, just thinking about that
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Please stop....
I still have about 45 minutes until lunch….why would you do this???
I can’t believe I’m saying this but that really sounds good (not a big fan of stadium food)….
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
They are awesome...its massive
but also $7
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I am interested
But my arteries hate me right now.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I feel guilty because my dad has high blood pressure
and he can’t stop eating these since I showed him where they were.
by blakethegr8 on Aug 24, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I still remember he his first one
such joy in his eyes
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
They now have two places they sell them as far as I know
on the ground level on the first and third base sides
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 24, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
the whole claw and antlers thing...
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 24, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Rangers play day game in 105 degree weather
media explodes as sky falls
BGH's complete game in same said weather
"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 about simply CJ and Colby being so goddamn bad ass?
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I want CJ to win 16 games this year (and pitch 50 more innings)
because when most of LSB was giving me shat this past off-season about letting CJ make an attempt at becoming a starter, I kept comparing him and his stuff to The Gambler.
Kenny Rogers went 16-10 in 208 IPs in ’93.
CJ is 12-5 in 158 IPs thus far.
Oh noooooooooooooo, he went “there” and mentioned wins.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 24, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
First of all, LOL @ Wins.
Second of all, that third-place finish for the Rangers that you predicted is looking swell.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
You really think that most of LSB was giving you shit about CJ to the rotation?
Wow, you do truly live in a different world than most people.
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
To be honest...
I was appalled by the idea.
I probably gave Josey shit about it at some point. If he got one right, he got one right. Good for him.
There were some against it
There were plenty of people here that were for CJ getting a shot at the rotation. And back when I posted on NMLR, there were lots of people that said CJ could be the next Kenny Rogers. And the concern about CJ to the rotation most people here had was what to do about the bullpen minus CJ and what happens if CJ doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity, and would he be okay with moving back to the bullpen. There was a minority that said they didn’t want CJ even trying to be in the rotation, but that was just the minority.
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
My opinion on the subject was as follows
going into spring training, I heard rumors that CJ wanted a shot at the rotation. I was skeptical he could be a valued member of the rotation. But I figured that there was no downside. either he flames out and goes to the pen, or he becomes a usefull member of the rotation. (didn’t expect him to be this good, but then who does). The only concern was injury, but a) he’s been pretty solid up until this year. b) relievers have as much injury risk as starters, as their usage patterns often lead to more abuse than starters. c) he’s well past the “injury nexus” for young pitchers (something that Holland, Hunter, Harrison and Feliz are NOT past).
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
This was my thought
If he was just going to back of the rotation starter then he should stay in the pen since there were several #4#5 guys and the hole he would leave in the bullpen couldn’t be replaced that easily but I figured let’s see what he does in ST. When he showed in ST he had the goods that was all I needed and ended up drafting him for my fantasy team.
"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.
You should have entered your projection with the rest of us.
2010 Community Projections — C.J. Wilson
So far, beating everyone’s projections.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
was that gossamer or miguelito cave? may have been last year though....
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
he needs a white beard for your prediction to come true
I don’t see it happening this year.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Oh, shit!
Elvis walks off on Elvis Night!
by FuturePants on Aug 24, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I hope I'm not breaking protocol here.
but does anyone live near Carrollton and would like to go to the game tonight? I have a pair of the freebees (Sec 324) but find myself unable to go at the last minute. E-mail me if you want them and can pick them up and they are yours. Really hate for them to go to waste.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
i dont think thats breaking protocol
to give away tickets… thats awesome man
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
nah.
we do it here all the time.
LisaW gave away some a while back.
"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 also
have some links for the free tickets i never got to reimburse them and will not be able to go to this weeks game any body want my code???
by icouldusesomebaseball on Aug 24, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
ill use them ...
will you email it to me? acase@advancial.org or caseadam@rocketmail.com
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha!
Do you know Jason Browning?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He's an account exec
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
yeah hes in the mortgage department
just looked him up on corporate directory… Im over here in the ghetto consumer lending…
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha, gotcha
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
ok
i sent u 2 links since i used 2 different emails
by icouldusesomebaseball on Aug 24, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course with my luck
Lewis will toss a perfecto and i will find myself with my head in the oven. Oh wait..It’s electric.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
i have lots of the free tickets too
if anyone wants them. I used 5 different email addresses, so I have 10 total lol. I don’t live in Texas so I can’t use them.
well shoot me the email!
im always down for free tickets.. and will use them too
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
haha okay
….do you want the info for all of them?
shoot, I'll take some
my email is on my profile.
the more, the merrier I get.
bazinga
"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 will use a couple more
I love monday-thursday games when school is back in… sit wherever you want basically.
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
indeed
"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
thats
what sucks about living 2 hrs away , or i would have season tickets
by icouldusesomebaseball on Aug 24, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
sent the emails
to you and IrishP1. Enjoy the games! I wish I could go, but at least it’s a high of 73 where I am… I guess that’s the nice thing about not living at home in Texas lol.
oops
I already sent out all my codes..I’m sorry! I didn’t think anyone else would ask for them. :/
thanks again.
looks like I’ll be peeing Ranger baseball for the next few days.
going tonight, tomorrow, and thursday 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
Damn.
Cash, Dec 31, 2008: 3 (thousand).
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
shit
we really couldnt afford baseballs.
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Too scared to read it.
Saw the first page and closed the tab imediately.
"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
x
Also of note: the massive broadcast revenue — outstripping even the Mariners, who have the Pacific Northwest all to themselves — and the net income loss, even though the Rangers received $23 million and $5 million in revenue sharing in 2008 and 2009 (oddly, revenue sharing shows up in the Rangers’ statement as a negative expense). That loss, as University of Michigan sports economist Rodney Fort points out, is largely an accounting fiction that vaporizes when you factor back in the amortization deductions for player contracts.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait a sec
Is that just under 70 mil for radio & TV a year?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
For 2009.
Probably went up again this year? I wonder if there are clauses that include bonuses for increased viewership?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 24, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I just wanted to ensure I was reading the numbers right
I have no idea about their contract, if it monies go up with ratings, or what have you.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Remember when Hicks tried to fuck the future...
of the Rangers and redo the TV contract and receive all the tv money upfront? Thank god that he was blocked.
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 12:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
I also thought I remember BMFF Sr signing a 10 year 200 mil contract for TV/radio rights after the ARod signing, but google is failing me.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
500 MILLION
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/05/2387757_p2/tom-hicks-will-become-just-another.html
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 1:43 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
FJM used to RAG on cowherd and i miss it
AJM i’m assuming you used to read that site when it was still around… here’s a link to the cowherd bashings they used to do
http://www.firejoemorgan.com/search/label/colin%20cowherd
they stopped doing the site in 2008, it was a good one, almost LSB quality
by NOLANFORPRESIDENT on Aug 24, 2010 12:05 PM CDT reply actions
That is amazing. I'm glad I read it.
That’s Cowherd in a nutshell. Makes a bunch of non sequitors and straw man arguments and repeats them over and over until Fred from Indy or J.C. from Tallahassee calls in and verbally felates him.
"What IS your fascination with my forbidden closet of mystery?"
my other favorite Cowherd argument
a few weeks ago, Cowherd drew a correlation between hats and quarterbacks. I quote Barking Carnival:
"Ever the empiricist, Cowherd recounted real-world data pointing to a clear correlation between a quarterback’s backwards-hat-wearing and his Superbowl failure – specifically, that Matt Ryan and Drew Brees do not wear their hats backwards while Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger do."
correlation fail.
No, I like to rock n' roll all night and *part* of every day. I usually have errands... I can only rock from like 1-3.
as a cowboy fan
that’s good news since big ben has the most of all the 4 guys mentioned (2 vs 1 vs 0 and 0)
ROMO IS DUE FOR GLORY DUE TO HIS PUNK HAT WEARING WAYS!!!
by NOLANFORPRESIDENT on Aug 24, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard that idiocy myself
I’m a masochist. I listen to Cowherd waaay too much mostly because I’m tired of NPR by 9:00 so, that’s all I got.
"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.
No one mentioned this
but isn’t JFE insulting Colin Cowherd like the pot calling the kettle black?
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
Actually, Adam did point that out
It says a lot about how worthless Cowherd and his show are that Engel has to be the voice of levelheadedness and reason here.
Go Rice Owls!
Yeah, when JFE makes hay off you, it's time to reconsider a few things about how you do your job.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
if I'm Cowherd
well, other than shooting myself.
I keep doing the exact same thing with the exact same schtick. Because the second he changes anything he’s out of a job.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
It's a pretty big deal to accuse a professional athlete of basically throwing games without any evidence.
He might be disciplined for it already.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
You don't think it could blow back on him?
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Not a chance. It got people talking, and that's all they wanted.
Journalistic integrity died a long time ago in the MSM.
It's sad that you're probably right.
i don’t know if I could stand that kind of crap were I an athlete.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
true
but what’s Lee going to do, fly up to there and kick the crap out of him? (if Cowherd is even in NY).
and if he did, Cowherd would report the trip as “Lee goes apartment shopping for next year, when he signs with the Yankees”.
Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
LOL
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 24, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee doesn't live in an apartment
he’d have a penthouse
by kevinkinsler on Aug 24, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
All Lee would really have to do is ask one of us to do it.
by Closure GT on Aug 24, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
heck, im not sure he really has to ask
maybe just a little insinuation via media and Im in. If he pays my bail and law fees, then great.
The Ranger's will win the AL pennant by 2013
Colin claimed to have a source
A source he trusted. But he never even described the source. No “friend of the family,” “opposing scout”, etc. Nothing. Just that Colin,, in his infinite wisdom trusted this “source” so we should trust him.
How does this numbnut have a “source?” I emailed him about his bullshit yesterday but haven’t checked to see if he responded (probably not since I called him an idiot).
"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.
Thanks again for the free tix everyone!..
thats awesome… I love you (in a LSB sorta way)
by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 24, 2010 12:55 PM CDT reply actions
Ditto. Going tonight!!!!
"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
de los Santos has the best strikeout rate of anyone in the organization, starter or reliever, with at least 10 innings pitched. (From Scott Lucas)
The best SO rates among Texas’s minor-leaguers with at least ten starts:
Miguel de los Santos – 40%
Carlos Melo – 29%
Robbie Erlin – 27%
Wilmer Font – 24%
Omar Beltre – 24%
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 1:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I was just wishing for a recent Minors thread to post this.
MDLS is freaking crazy.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 24, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes he is.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
SON OF JUDESKA AND CHESMOND
SS Jurickson Profar’s 2-4 with a double and walk gives him a .600 OBP in his last five games.
He read Sardinas’ line and was all like ‘Bitch, please.’
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
I've got a pair of tix for the Wednesday game against Det on Sept. 15
I’m leaving for Seattle that day and need someone to use them….
fine
i’ll do it
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Aug 24, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
You can't go?
If you are just going to toss them i might be able to make that one. Or you could stay here and I could go to Seattle and drink Hale’s O’Brien Harvest IPA all day.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
nah on Hale's
though that beer is one of their better ones.
Go to Fremont Brewing or Black Raven.
by snake oil pete on Aug 24, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i already got tickets for our game against the Mariners that Friday and Sunday
by kevinkinsler on Aug 24, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
E-mail me if you don't want them and still have them.
Be glad to go in September.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Torii finally admits he's embarrassed his kids...
“@OCR_DanWoike: Torii Hunter: "It’s some bad luck and we suck. That’s not a good combination." #angles, #mlb”
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 2:24 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Freemont is nice,
I have never tried Black Raven.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
They're actually over in Redmond
but their beers make it across the lake pretty frequently. They have been easily racking up the most awards and running out of beer the fastest at all the local festivals lately.
Rock solid IPA and double IPA with some interesting special offerings.
by snake oil pete on Aug 24, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm working on a distribution outlet for your IPA
Hurry up and get up & brewing :)
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
That was Whisky in my Whisky, I think
unless I’m missing a joke here.
by snake oil pete on Aug 24, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh crap
I’ve mixed up my Hopheads.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Mmmmm...
Hops.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Bought my tickets for the 17-19 Seattle series officially.
Section 115 row 14 (shallow left field) for Game 1, section 148 row 30 (near right field pole) for game 2 and section 183 row 5 for game 3 (above the bullpen).
I’m stoked. I’m having trouble convincing myself I’m really about to see the rangers in person.
flippin' sweet!
Safeco’s a sweet place to see a game, 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
You'll see the clinching win, maybe.
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 3:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If the Magic Number drops once a day and twice in 4-6 days, then yep.
So that is what I’m rooting for.
I'm filled with envy
for the simple fact that you are going to Seattle. Love that city.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
But I don't live near Seattle or in a place that's anything remotely like Seattle, so I do think his term is still accurate if he didn't know that.
But, yes, Big Steve’s right, I live in Washington.
I love Seattle, I just prefer it when it’s sunny. I like to skip the rainy months and take advantage of the greenness they create.
Hawpe released today. Damon will not go to Sox.
According to Heyman
Well then... I would like to see this Jeff Sullivan pornagraphy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2010 10:35 PM PDT
by Feliz es bueno on Aug 24, 2010 3:31 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Wow, again?!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I just forwarded this story to Danny Balis
lol
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
IT WORKED!!!
The more public pressure on the Rangers to drop this jackass the better.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Remember... He'll take care of you...
just like he takes care of his own family.
by DrumsInTheDeep on Aug 24, 2010 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I wonder if Chuck or Nolan know about this guy. I can’t imagine they would want this guy doing spots during their game with his history.
Hicks I could understand since he needed money and would accept it from anyone but our new owners should nip this shit now and get him off Ranger broadcasts
It should be illegal for him to even say this about himself.
Where’s God to strike him down with lightning?
The bio says Brown has three daughters, a son and a stepdaughter:
“Dr. Brown is a dedicated husband, father, and surgeon who credits the Lord with his blessings. He is dedicated to the values and principles he was raised to believe in…GOD, family, truth, honesty, hard work, compassion, invention, and doing one’s best,” it reads.
Dude looks like he had a rough night...probably blew an 8-ball or something....
nice eyeballs.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I heard Cowheard
On my way out from a conference today in my car. I heard him say something about standing by his story. But mainly it seemed to me he was insulting the DFW market and the Rangers as being a really sorry franchise. I insulted him in the car after listening to his point, flipped the select button to another station.
I was trying to think at that point if any good pitchers in the last 20 years hadn’t played for the Yankees. It just reminds me that the Yankees are the most arrogant franchise in the history of baseball and it seems that Cowheard is pretty much a Yankee shill, and I cannot think of much more of an insult than that!
Listened to Scott Van Pelt talk about the Rangers this afternoon
He was pretty much spot on. Said how pulling Harden was the right thing to do (not a big debate on that). He also mentioned how the media won’t really pay attention to the Rangers since there are “sexier” possible playoff teams out there with more of a history of success in the postseason but he felt this Rangers team is different than prior playoff teams with their balance. All in all a nice, reasoned discussion and not just because he said nice things about the Rangers.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
I like SVP
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
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