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Hi Rachel!
"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
Howdy
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
matt damon.
"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
definitely have to be ready to sit through it
i ended up watching it in 3 different parts
by kevinkinsler on Aug 30, 2010 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Every time I would think about stopping watching it. . .
. . . the quirky, whistly music would start and I’d be right back in.
That scoreboard stands out from the highway big time.
Made the stadium easy to spot when I drove through KC earlier this year.
I'm going Saturday.
"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
Why didn't they get the big video board?
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:37 PM CDT reply actions
Seriously?
WTF is up with this? After he wins RoY it will hopefully become a moot point…
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
I still dont think he has a chance to win it....
Neftali Feliz and Neftali Perez are going to split the vote
Josey Wales is stupid
Better than the name options they have for creating Happy in The Show '09
Closest you can get is Ned Felix.
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 30, 2010 7:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
we're underground dude...
"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 don't
believe this actually happened.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
here
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=9840896&c_id=tex
it’s in there. Watch the O’Day one too.
by JimCrankshaft on Aug 30, 2010 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Never have two people more awkward
been involved in a more public situation. Truly, this is the greatest of times.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
O'Day...that guy is a jokester.
That was hilarious.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
if ron burgandy were a baseball player he'd be josh hamilton
thats like the greatest line
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Pretty hilarious when Emily Jones lost it.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
No, O'Day was doing the "meow" game the whole way through the interview.
And she finally did it back when she asked him a question and couldn’t keep it together. Started crying and everything, pretty funny.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Oh holy shit, I just watched that
"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
Replace the word "now" with "meow."
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 30, 2010 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Watch Super Troopers.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
No...
I’ve avoided it this long.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 30, 2010 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
it's not really that funny
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Dude you're missing out.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Dude seriously?
That movie is awesome.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
I think we watched it probably every day in the dorms...seriously
It was always on in the lobby.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
That was great, defend your space.
DShep’s comic on that was great.
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
Isn't Jay Leno married?
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
filthy pitch....
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:38 PM CDT reply actions
Wilson Betimet
having one heck of a season. Wouldn’t mind looking at him as a lefty masher guy this offseason
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Sometime I want to see everyone in the stadium shout, simultaneously, at Molina:
‘Lose some fucking weight, fatass!’
Everyone. The team, the fans, even the opposing team and the umpires.
Every now and then the MLB network tries to tell me the Royals were a super competitive team for a while once upon a time.
I’ll believe that when I believe in the moon landing.
The Kansas City Conspiracy (c)
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
it was too
easy of a play.
"If Nolan Ryan hadn't been born, Larry McMurtry would have made him up."
----Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News to Bud Selig.
Fucking Elvis.
That nonchalant shit is pissing me off.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
reminds me of the Bird of Paradise mating dance.....
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh my god.
I don’t understand how anybody could possibly think that makes them a better hitter. So much wasted motion.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
maybe he tried it normal and felt too apprehensive
maybe it helps his timing
by kevinkinsler on Aug 30, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's got to be a timing mechanism.
I just can’t see how it’s effective. Whatever works I guess, but he looks like a damn fool.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Damon drives me crazy with all of that movement....
Sheffield has a lot of bat movement, too….one of the worst, though, has to be Craig Counsell
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
he genuinely looked like he was angry at the ball and wanted to kill it....
such a violent swing….
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
How about Mickey Tettleton?
Not a ton of movement, but that stance…
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Him and fucking Youkilis.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Haha, that's pretty spot on actually.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
OT: I'm not sure if that's offensive or funny or both
http://www.theonion.com/video/victim-in-fatal-car-accident-tragically-not-glenn,14380/
"Hell's frozen over, Pigs are flying! The Saints have won the Super Bowl"
Shreveport Captains in LSB H2H Fantasy League
The Onion is really good at headlines
Other stuff, meh
I laughed.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 30, 2010 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
That's one of my favorites
http://www.theonion.com/video/baseball-superstar-accused-of-performanceenhancing,14361/
"Hell's frozen over, Pigs are flying! The Saints have won the Super Bowl"
Shreveport Captains in LSB H2H Fantasy League
Wish someone would pull him down by it...
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
yeah, like a year or two ago.
hair is considered part of the uniform and therefor is allowed to be pulled.
"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
is that really as bad as
J’Lo putting a $2 million insurance premium solely on her ass?
I think not.
"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 don't think it is a $2 million insurance premium
I think it is a $2 million insurance policy.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2010 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Eclou
Please go tell Ceej something about BABIP and how we don’t believe in him or whatever between innings.
Thank you.
What does Eclou do exactly?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
big mystery
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
What does eclou do?
One of the last Joe Nieuwendyk supporters in Dallas....
Defending Big D - Dallas Stars news & analysis; SB Nation Dallas-Fort Worth
by Brandon Worley on Aug 30, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
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One of the last Joe Nieuwendyk supporters in Dallas....
Defending Big D - Dallas Stars news & analysis; SB Nation Dallas-Fort Worth
by Brandon Worley on Aug 30, 2010 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
eclou does what again?
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
ok...come on.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
damn...cmon
"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
This game has a very ominous start.
seriously.
"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
why?
he is about to get him to pop out
by dontcallmeElvis on Aug 30, 2010 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
dangit
"If Nolan Ryan hadn't been born, Larry McMurtry would have made him up."
----Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News to Bud Selig.
Tricky hop
but damn that would’ve been nice if M&M made that play
The ball
might have gotten stuck in one of Cantu’s craters
Stop with the offspeed shit
"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
uh no
"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
How was the last pitch not a strike?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Yeah see that on gameday now...
and that At-Bat thing is way too busy…
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Is this umpire as aggravating on GameDay as he is just by looking?
Dude seems to be going out of his way to not call the inside corner
Strikes, dammit.
"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
THROW IT DOWN THE FUKCING MIDDLE
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Tag said it right
These AREN’T The Yankees, go get ’em
This pace reminds me of CJ pitching out of the pen.
Fucking annoying.
"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'm not watching.
Is the fat fuck catching?
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
He seems to really slow things down.
For all of the pitchers.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
agreed
its like he is trying to strke every batter out by throwing the perfect pitch
by death of the cool on Aug 30, 2010 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
STFD Miller
"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
Grab some wood.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
phewwwwwww
"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
nice, CJ....
that’s enough struggling for one night…..
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
CJ and Molina together is fucking painful.
I normally hate the “personal catcher” concept, but it really doesn’t look like he works well with Molina.
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.
I've been keeping my eye on it lately after seeing his cera as a Ranger...I know it's not a good metric, it just caused me to keep my eye on it.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I don't know about CERA, but I can see how two people might not work well together.
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 30, 2010 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it definitely has some merit
but you cant use it too heavily obviously
Josey Wales is stupid
cera made me watch molina with CJ more closely is what I meant....not that I agree with it 100%
"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 understood that part.
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 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
probably the only way to rely on it at all
is with comparing two catchers for the same staff, with a large enough sampling…which is tough to do over one season
by kevinkinsler on Aug 30, 2010 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
phew
please don’t do that again, i’m too fat to survive a loss to kyle davies and the royals
boos?
i thought KC had better fans than that.
"If Nolan Ryan hadn't been born, Larry McMurtry would have made him up."
----Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News to Bud Selig.
They actually have a reason to boo.
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
45 pitches through 2 for CJ.
We will be very lucky to get 6 from him tonight.
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.
I hope you're right.
His Achilles Heel has been a factor so far tonight — walks.
He’s just been lucky to get out of 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 30, 2010 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing like 88 MPH heat out of the bullpen!
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I just read the tweet about Holland replacing him in the roto.
Interesting…
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 30, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to Gameday Thread 2.
Gameday Thread 1 is in the archives.
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I just sat down to watch the game.
Thanks, TLTQ.
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 30, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
MY's home/road splits are terrible aren't they? Like some of the worst in baseball, right?
"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 has a total aversion to walking, especially as of late.
Might as well throw it 3 feet across the plate, cause he’ll still K.
by behindthebag on Aug 30, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So much consternation about Vlad's slump mid-season
But nothing to be heard about Young’s terrible August.
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 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't you know
MY hit a 2 run double in May against the A’s and a solo HR in June against the Rays!
by behindthebag on Aug 30, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Prediction, MY in three years will be swinging from in the on-deck circle
He keeps so far away from the plate
And start using a 60 inch bat
Chuck G can provide tips for properly handling that much lumber
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Young needs to be moved down.
And/or sat for a bit when Kinsler comes back.
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.
Miami has the trashy billboards that mess with left fielders...
from being really loud and annoying.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 30, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'M SO FAR AWAY!
I’ve been changing but you’ll never see me now!
I’M SO FAR AWAY! Now i’m blaming you for everything!
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Joe West would kill himself in this game.
An hour for two innings and only one run.
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.
Gets em' everytime!
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 30, 2010 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
It's the voice of the Chiefs.
He’s in the booth and they keep showing them.
They do have a Knox, though. His name is Joel Goldberg.
It's been the same fan every game since the '85 World Series
And he has a mental condition that makes him smile like 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 30, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
The Magical Floating Strike Zone
"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
I laughed.
Then I died a little thinking about how Lucas would actually write the dialogue.
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 30, 2010 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
"I'm going to sneak my X-wing past her deflector shield!"
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 30, 2010 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
nice try...oh, wait....
do or do not….there is no try…..
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
"I'm part wookie below the waste baby"
“I think you meant part ewok.”
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 30, 2010 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahaha, yeah.
Grammar fail.
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 30, 2010 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
that's it....gotta go to the eye doctor now....
I thought I saw MY dive for a ball and get to it….
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 30, 2010 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
For all the shit MY gets, I give him props on that one
I know, I know every 3B in the league makes that