Monday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 10, 2011 10:14 AM CDT
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I'm still mad.
Jeff Wilson has a story in the S-T this morning about canceling the game four hours before the first pitch, only to see no more rain fall at TBIA and conditions being perfectly fine to have played last night. Both Nolan Ryan and Ron Washington use the phrase "integrity" in praising the decision to call the game.
T.R. Sullivan also has a story about the delay that includes Nolan Ryan quotes about why the game had to be moved.
I ripped Bud Selig, Fox, and MLB for canceling the game last night, but if the Rangers pushed to call off the game and have it played in the middle of the day today, as well, then they deserve to be ripped as well.
It is particularly disappointing to see that the general media response has been to praise MLB and the Rangers for canceling a game that should have been played...of course, the folks in the media generally prefer day games, even in the middle of the week, to a night game that may be delayed anyway. It doesn't inconvenience them, after all. Just us.
Randy Galloway talks about how great it is that the game was postponed so that Alexi Ogando could be available again today. That seems like a really lame justification, to me.
Behind the paywall, Evan Grant writes that the Rangers are winning even with Josh Hamilton and Michael Young not producing.
The post-season resumes of both Hamilton and Young are unimpressive. Young has a .224/.258/.294 line in the 2010 and 2011 playoffs, while Hamilton has a .195/.303/.416 line.
Jeff Caplan writes that the Rangers' 2-3-4 hitters have done, basically, nothing this postseason.
Louie Horvath writes that Young knows that his hits will come.
Sullivan's notes include items on Mike Napoli catching four straight days, Ogando's availability, and Neftali Feliz's postseason performance.
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I think the old man doesn't know which stadium he's at.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Oct 10, 2011 10:15 AM CDT reply actions
Well, to be fair, there's no large sign or anything.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
agreed.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Oct 10, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
StubHub
Has up to 4 seats in the Commissioner’s Box along the 1B line for $475 per. Someone snatch those up and give MLB officials a piece of our collective LSB mind.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
You won't see the MLB Officials at the game.
They are hosting a Terra Nova viewing party tonight and can’t make the game.
by Heebs on Oct 10, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 10 recs
Heheheh
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
who brings a huge red velvet cake to a tailgate?
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Oct 10, 2011 10:29 AM CDT reply actions
I was able to sell my tickets for game 2.
A slight loss, but at least I got something for them. Fucking MLB/Fox/Tigers/Rangers.
this had nothing to do with the tigers or rangers.. other than them being the tigers and rangers.
this is MLB and Fox
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Oct 10, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Does anyone have any advice for getting tickets today?
A friend of mine and I are considering going up to the stadium early and seeing if we can find some tickets.
Anyone got any advice for finding some tickets for close to face value?
this is really the best way i know. removes all fear of bogus tickets.
my yearly reminder – if you buy tickets out there on the street, they very well be invalid. b/c you can sell/transfer tickets using barcodes, the original tickets might not be valid. in other words, they might have been sold electronically allowing the person selling to retain possession.
by sam in so cal on Oct 10, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
wow... just looked, stubhub is essentially sold out
listening to AJM whine, i would have thought that there would be 50,000 tickets on stubhub
by sam in so cal on Oct 10, 2011 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Click the tab at the top of LSB that says "Tickets"
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 10, 2011 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
That option isn't working today.
They aren’t selling tickets for the game today via the tickets tab. They must not of changed the date/time of the game.
sure
not knowing what section you are selling, I don’t know if your seats are in our budget. If you want to email me where the tickets are, I will let you know. my email is jrams33@gmail.com
I still don't quite see...
How having Ogando today but games in four straight games is better than resting him two days before three straight games.
Ogando isn’t going to pitch every single game in this series… what makes it an advantage for him to be available today but unavailable in future games that he would have been available in?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Well, there won't be four straight games. Just three.
But I agree that a day off before the last two to rest the rest of the bullpen would be better.
by Closure GT on Oct 10, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I see what you did there.
And I agree.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
yeah I don't get that either
Ogando is going to pitch in so many games but 4 days in a row does not help him be more available later in the series.
I'm guessing
the threat of losing a starter (Holland) because of a rain delay was enough for both teams to push for postponement.
is there any reason to change that?
In Arlington Murphy is perfectly fine. In Detroit that’s debatable but right now there’s no reason for Gentry or Yorvit to see the field.
I'm no Murphy honk....
…but why would Gentry ever start over Murph against a RHP? And why would Yorvit start over Mitch against Scherzer?
My gripe is when Phil Coke is in the game in the 7th inning, the Rangers have a lead, and Wash still lets Murphy bat against the LHP. And then an inning later he puts Gentry in for defense. That’s the kind of thing that pisses me off.
"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing."
yes, very SSS
But Gentry’s #s vs LHP are still better than Murphy’s are.
"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing."
was questioning that as well
Murph never batted again
It was the perfect time to lift him, give Gentry an AB against a lefty, who wouldn’t have been taken out yet with Moreland on deck, and then have your best OF defense for the 8th and 9th …
Seems logical to me
Get the lefty on righty match-ups, plus gentry can come in as a pinch runner/defensive replacement late in games. And for me, the less Veet the better
just so we're clear here....
Everybody that is losing out on tickets they had to yesterday’s game, and are unable to attend today, has every right to throw a wall-eyed fit. The rest that are going to miss it on TV need to a) get a recording device [DVR, VCR] or b) shut the hell up
I have a recording device
And I’m not going to “shut the hell up.”
The fact that I can record the game and watch it later, after I know the result, does nothing for me.
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 10, 2011 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
then stay away from any news source for the time it will take you home.
It’s not that hard. I figured the intelligent people on this could figure it out, if a dumbass truck driver like me could.
it's harder than you think
in an office full of people who don’t give a damn about spoiling you and who the fuck are you to tell me that i have to avoid the news all damn day when this should not fucking be a day game.
The MLB screwed local fans over. Accept that and your time here will be better.
I don't accept it.
The only people who got screwed over are ticketholders, that will not be able to attend, because of circumstances beyond their control. You have merely been inconvenienced
Oh please
maybe you don’t have any control over your schedule but some of us do. Planning to have free Sunday night but actually be working during the day on Monday is not unusual for most of the fans. The idea is for your fans to actually see their team play and by doing this for no reason other than it might rain the MLB and the Rangers have screwed over probably a million people in the metroplex today.
rage building
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Media blackout efforts are draining.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Ryin A on Oct 10, 2011 11:20 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And nearly impossible.
And incredibly frustrating when foiled.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
That's a great plan
Particularly since I’m going to have to be doing the GDTs and post-game post.
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 10, 2011 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
You might want to stop now
You’re not doing yourself any favors
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 10, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Fuck
and here we were wondering why whathisname wasn’t back in so long.
Idiot. What do you think this blog is for?
because
your complaint seems to be that we are complaining about being “inconvenienced” as opposed to “irreparably harmed”
Which is, again, stupid. The whole issue boils down to an entertainment avenue inconveniencing us when it is never supposed to be doing that. You do that enough and you lose fans – which is also the point.
And Adam runs a blog about baseball – all aspects of baseball.
Whatever. You’re an idiot or a contrarian (which is also dumb). Good argument are wasted on you.
Adam runs a blog
Jamey has a blog and an email newsletter
And most of the people younger than you grew up with the internet at our fingertips
How do you feel about Arrested Development?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
How old are you, out of curiousity?
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Wait, so if we whine more. . .
. . . you’ll go away again?
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
Why would he ban you?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Ryin A on Oct 10, 2011 11:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If Adam banned stupidity
this board would be really quiet.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
we'd all be gone for sure
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
You shut the hell Up!
I want to watch it live.
by DingleBerryButtKiss on Oct 10, 2011 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Watching recorded games
I can’t believe there are reasonably intelligent people out there who would be happy with this situation. There is no way to avoid the score in the internet/smart phone era. And for us who are on LSB 2-8 hours a day, it is not a reasonable suggestion to tell us to not think about the Rangers when you drink up every morsel of Rangers news the moment it hits the airwaves.
When you have no choice, you watch a recorded game. But to argue that it is a fine replacement for the real thing is stupid.
Also, VCR? This might explain a lot.
by ab03 on Oct 10, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I once had apollo ohno's race result spoiled
By visiting profootballtalk.com
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Oct 10, 2011 12:27 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I just finished watching the game...
and I’m happy.
Obviously my situation is quite a bit different though since I don’t live out there. I just stay off of LSB for a few hours before I get home and I’m good to go.
That said, what awillis was trying to argue here is just stupid.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
So if you have a recording device, that means the decision is ok?
It is contrary to the way baseball has been played for who knows how long. Teams show up at the scheduled time, and if the weather allows, they compete. And if it doesn’t allow, they don’t. What’s wrong with that and a little old school baseball?
Had to tell my boss today
Yeah, I am taking off work early a few times this week, you can blame Bud Selig.
At least I get to see the Rangers when they play the Twins now.
This is what I love about blogging culture.
Executives of corporate entities always seem to rank the desires of consumers last in making decisions because they’re so out of touch with them, but things that let consumers voice their opinions immediately and loudly, like this blog take them to task for it.
A 150 dollar ticket to a ball game means nothing to Nolan Ryan or Bud Selig or any corporate executive because they spend that much on lunch. Just look at a few executive decisions made recently by Bank of America and Netflix. These idiots have no clue that their paying customers are going to be pissed about something like a 5 dollar increase because it means nothing to them.
The Rangers, MLB and FOX screwed the 50 thousand baseball fans (mostly Ranger fans but some Tiger fans as well) that had tickets for game 2 or the ALCS, but there has been no acknowledgement of this from anyone, only defense of the bad decision. But with things like this blog, we consumers can publish our opinions immediately, and if there’s a big enough roar it becomes news, and finally the executives are forced to notice us.
When MLB and FOX think it's a good idea to have A.J. Pierzynski doing pregame commentary...
you know how out of touch they are with what baseball fans want.
by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 10, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
those that have been irrepairibly harmed should be compensated for it.
But all the bitching because some people’s tv viewing is inconvenienced, is in my opinion assinine!!
your opinions aren't good
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
If we shouldn't complain about being inconvenienced
That was does convenience matter, entire business models are built on making things more convenient.
Why fix escalators when they break? Its just an inconvenience after all.
Quality of service is important and MLB and the Rangers did not do what they could to provide the best quality viewing experience for its fans. Everyone understands rain happens and that you can’t play baseball through it, but it didn’t rain at the Ballpark last night.
My laughter is more important than quality metaphors.
I'd say asinine is a bit strong
Folks do have kids, jobs and such, and I can see how the chance to watch a good game live on a Sunday night vs having to watch it taped and hope you don’t find out the score, and also navigate a ‘school night’ 3-hour television effort wouldn’t be nearly as enticing
It’s about entertainment, as some have said, and while you’re right that there are solutions here for folks wanting to watch the game. They are worse than those initially available, and if people want to complain about that … it’s probably not as big of a deal as you’re taking it as – don’t you think?
I mean how many times do we hear people bitch about things that aren’t really worthy of being bitched about … in the grand scheme of things, seeing how this is a fan baseball blog, I don’t feel the vitriol has been out of place – probably just about right, considering the source
So, Hamilton had one of the greatest LCSs of all-time, but an awful overall line when you look at all 21 of his games.
I really don’t want to see what his line looks like if you take out the ALCS.
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Young also had a good ALCS. .900+ OPS.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
B-R has him at .802.
That’s still better than I would have guessed, though.
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Yeah... I misremembered.
Hamilton without the 2010 ALCS:
61 PA | .140 | .197 | .211 | .407 OPS
Young without the 2010 ALCS:
61 PA | .172 | .213 | .224 | .437 OPS
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
That's really depressing.
And yet also really awesome that we have won 3/5 series, anyway.
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so what do I need to know about max scherzer?
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Oct 10, 2011 11:18 AM CDT reply actions
I believe he has a case pending in a Detroit courtroom somewhere
to legally have his last name changed to Power.
by macromorgan on Oct 10, 2011 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
He's a guy that we've always struggled against.
I remember when we played arizona back in ‘09 interleauge play and he shut us the fuck down. I’m not exactly thrilled with him on the mound today.
by Ty R on Oct 10, 2011 11:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
So in essence
He’s Detroit’s version of Derek Holland?
by texasrangerfan on Oct 10, 2011 1:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Josh had two hits in Game 1 of the ALDS and a HUGE 2-run single in Game 3...arguably as
big a hit as Napoli’s 2-run bomb.
Per Face…he hit the ball well in the first two games of the ALDS but hit in mostly bad luck (and to Longoria), was absolutely robbed by Kotchman in Game 3 and also hit a very hard grounder directly to the SS with two on and two outs plus there was this Verlander character pitching on Saturday….this post-season has lasted exactly 5 fucking games….Napoli has carried us, Beltre had the legendary Game 4 performance but I’m not worried about either Josh or Face.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
the lineup's soo deep that if a couple of them aren't on then we'll still be ok.
it’d be nice if everyone clicked tho.
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
I think Texas, as is, should be THE prohibitive favorite to win the World Series and that's
with Nelson Cruz limping along.
IF Cruz gets going a la 2010 post-season, there’s no doubt in my mind we’re winning the World Series.
And vast segments of LSB accuse me of unfounded pessimism!!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
We just need a few more to get going.
Doesn’t even have to be Cruz.
Kinsler & Napoli have been solid throughout. Need them to keep going and get production from at least two of:
Hamilton, Young, Beltre, Cruz.
Preferably all four… but at least two.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
hey we all want them to win the whole fucking thing
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Yeah... but Josey finally thinks they can.
We all knew it in S/T… he’s excited to be caught up.
We’re only +15 wins on his projection. Need 7 more.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
So you "knew" that Holland, Harry and Ogando would do what they did and that
CJ was going to be even better?
That, and a bullpenis in shambles is why I said 85 wins.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
No... I only picked them to win 91 games.
But I did still pick them to win the division.
I thought Colby would be better than he was and that Ogando would be in the bullpen keeping that stable.
Holland did about what I thought he’d do and CJ was better… but not tremendously so.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Ogando was put in the rotation officially before Opening Day.
I wasn’t sure he’d be successful (and he was).
He’s a dark horse MVP candidate for This Thing in 2011 and he’s doing the same thing in the post-season.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes... but Ogando was only supposed to be in the rotation for a few weeks.
With Hunter coming back at the end of April.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
When Hunter came back, he was in the bully because Ogando was that good.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
That was after three months of Ogando starting.
If Ogando had just made three starts before Hunter comes back, he’s probably back in the pen.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I know we "want" them to win it but it's getting closer to a slam-dunk.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Nothing is a slam-dunk
The playoffs are still a crapshoot
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 10, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Fuck that mindset.
The playoffs are not a crapshoot or a coin-toss.
We’re a better team than anybody else in the tournament.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree that we're a better team
But the better team doesn’t always win.
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 10, 2011 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
The best teams don't always win
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Oct 10, 2011 12:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah....I don't know about a "slam-dunk"....
I felt really good going into the WS against SF. As we were discussing a few days ago, anything can happen….
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Oct 10, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
With Philly out of it, there is no reason to lose.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Why? Didn't you tell me this weekend Philly wasn't that great?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
This is just setting up for him perfectly
If they win, he can say he was a big cheerleader.
If they lose, he will say they STBF when they had the perfect chance and clearly JD screwed it up.
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 10, 2011 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh Lord
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Oct 10, 2011 12:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
wow that got out of control lol
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Trying to setup rabbit ears to watch game
Anyone have tips.. It won’t pick up any stations. GRRRRrrrrrrr!
Yep
They worked at home, but my HDTV at work – not picking up a thing. I might have to find somewhere else to watch game. Perhaps I’m too much in the boonies to get over-the-air signals.
Go here for pointing instructions
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
rescan the channels
At least I get to see the Rangers when they play the Twins now.
by TargetField on Oct 10, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
MLB's decision
Was a classic case of jumping the gun on a decision. I looked at the radar around 10 that morning and based on the cloud movement, I thought that the chances of rain during the game was none. I was correct. They should have called and asked me about rain.
I really had no problem with it...it rained a ton Saturday night and for portions of Sunday. There was also supposedly (according to Buster Olney) standing water in the outfield.
The start and stop of post-season games (like Saturday night) sucks. I didn’t want Josh or Cruz running on wet tracks plus it gave Ogando a day of rest.
This is all good and it’s nothing to waste energy on.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
bad opinions are still bad
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
There were reports of the grounds crew mowing yesterday after they took the tarp off
I think the outfield was okay. It has one of the best drainage systems in the world. The infield was covered. There may have been a puddle on the warning track but those are played through dozens of times every season (including Saturday).
Saturday you could look at the radar before the game and see that it was going to be tough to finish the game uninterrupted, if you could even finish at all. Sunday before the scheduled game time you could look at the radar and see that a significant delay was possible but very unlikely.
MLB made this decision for the right reasons, but that doesn’t make it the right decision. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
My laughter is more important than quality metaphors.
x
The post-season resumes of both Hamilton and Young are unimpressive.
I’m just glad they have post-season resumes.
This day is slightly marred by the fact that John Rhadigan sucks a flaming bag of shit. - LiamP
Hamilton came up huge in the ALCS last year, and while he hasn't been great in the ALDS series he also hasn't been full of suck....just not very good.
now it would be nice to see the offense step it up at some point
Didn't Josh get a base hit in the 4th inning of Game 2 of the ALDS when we started the rally
after being down 3-0? Wasn’t it an Elvis walk (or HBP), Josh hit, Young hit, Beltre HBP and then Napoli’s big hit.
Couple that with the two hits in Game 1 and the big RBI single in Game 3 and any worrying about Josh in the post-season (that’s lasted 5 fucking games) is completely unfounded.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Oct 10, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
No, that was Young
Josh did get a 2 out, 2 RBI single against TB in Game 3 of the ALDS
Writer for Defending Big D
by Brandon Bibb on Oct 10, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Put Texas up 4-1 and proved to be the game winning RBI
Even though that’s no longer officially recognized as a stat.
Writer for Defending Big D
by Brandon Bibb on Oct 10, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I just realized that Philly being eliminated
I now no longer have a shot to go to any potential WS games. I don’t have the money to fly out to Texas. BOOOOO.
I could have made it to Philly.
This day is slightly marred by the fact that John Rhadigan sucks a flaming bag of shit. - LiamP
OHHH MYY
“Usually guys that throw upper 90s, low 100s, which is funny to even say, don’t really have an idea of where it’s going,” O’Day said. "Austin Jackson knew it was coming. He still couldn’t hit it. It was his fastest pitch of the year and it was in the perfect spot. It was down at the knees, on the black.
“It’s a pressure situation. Everything was perfect about that pitch and where it was. I probably won’t ever see that pitch executed again in that situation. I heard it was 101.4 mph and he couldn’t have walked to home plate and put it in a better spot. If you look at it on camera, it looks like it speeds up halfway there. It was just an amazing pitch.”
I like steak.
I like that O'Day appreciated that pitch enough
that he needed to proselytize about it. Like, “Trust me. I’m a pitcher. That pitch really was the best pitch I’ve ever seen in my life.”
He sounds like one of us trying to explain why something was awesome...
only he actually is on the team and is a pitcher. O’Day should hang out with us.
by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 10, 2011 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
he has the beard for it
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Yeah...I'm still upset about the game being cancelled but it's time to move on...
We have more pressing issues today….
GO RANGERS!!!
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Oct 10, 2011 11:47 AM CDT reply actions
Don't want to drill thru the thread.
Had to work. Gave our tix to the daughter & soon to be SiL. Does anybody have stream linkage yet?
I'm never posting ALCS tickets on CL and telling people to text again.
I just got 50 texts in the span of about 15 minutes. HOLY SHIT!!!
Honey Badger don't give a shit!
wow have fun w/ that
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Just worked through it. My thumbs are tired.
I didn’t want to be a dick and not respond after I sold them. I deleted that post with a quickness.
Honey Badger don't give a shit!
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