Friday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 29, 2011 9:33 AM CDT
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PrintRough 9th inning for the Rangers last night. Of course, it is hard to win games when you only score two runs...
Anthony Andro writes that Texas fell because of missed opportunities, errors and mental breakdowns.
Randy Jennings writes that Pedro Strop's performance could be look at as a bright spot from yesterday.
Richard Durrett says the team wants to play better on the road.
Gil Lebreton says the Rangers bats are wasting good outings by the starting pitchers.
Evan Grant writes that Neftali Feliz has started throwing, and the Rangers are optimistic he'll be ready to go when he's eligible to be activated on May 6.
The S-T's notes talk about Mike Napoli's performance at TBIA and the upcoming series with Oakland.
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FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That 9th inning…..clown baseball at its best….
Good riddance, Toronto!!!
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 29, 2011 9:40 AM CDT reply actions
They're like the color yellow.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Them
and Baltimore. And Detroit.
So, really, any team in the AL with a non-aquatic, non-humanoid mascot.
All I can say is at least we aren't the Twins right now
3 Games against the Rays: Pitchers gave up 29 runs, 28 hits and 16 walks across the series. Zobrist had 13 RBI in the series.
I cant view Strops performance as a bright spot yet
Way too untrustworthy. It was great he was able to bear down and get out of the jam but he never should have put himself in that spot. Come in throw strikes damnit
Right
He wouldn’t have needed to “bear down and get out of a jam” if he hadn’t gotten himself into that jam in the first place.
Me: But if we move to some state where our views are in the majority, I won't have anything to rant against all day long! What will fuel my rage??
Girlfriend: Well...you'll still have the Yankees.
by WildcatPhoenix on Apr 29, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
anyone run into problems with the 103.3 signal during games this year?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 29, 2011 9:54 AM CDT reply actions
yea i hate the signal
I am coming for you, Mark Lowe.
You’d better run, because there will be more with me.
I WILL DESTROY YOU MARK LOWE. ---LSJ 3/24
Couple of days ago
it suddenly switched over the Spanish broadcast on Sirius. Stayed on it for three innings.
by robert_d_wilfong on Apr 29, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Very....very....very weak.....
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 29, 2011 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
even worse is that 660 am feed they use when they can't broadcast on 103.3 fm
what a piece of crap…
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
You can try 1460 AM too
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
i picture you sitting around drinking malt liqour.. smoking cigarrettes and listeining to NPR
all day marinating chicken and watching porn all day.
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 29, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I fucking hate NPR
And on a tangent, Albertsons has their wings on for 0.88 pound this week. Gonna Brinkman grill some up soon and then throw them in the oven with some nuclear sauce and pig out.
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
what would you think about pit smoked wings
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 29, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I would think they would be super awesome.
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Oh for the good old days
when they were on the 820 flamethrower.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
by DJCahill on Apr 29, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was able to hear the Rangers
around Austin and Houston on 820.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
Some of the best days and nights as a college student...
were spent listing to the blowtorch, WBAP whether I was in Commerce or Austin.
I could listen when visiting my parents
At night I could get the games sitting in the driveway, 550 miles away.
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Yes, it was just outstanding.
The superstations really helped a lot of teams. Now it has gone to networking. But I wonder if the Cardinals would be nearly as successful without their blowtorch, KMOX, and Jack Buck. And for what, about the first 15 years, the Rangers had WBAP. Life was a little different back then. Radio was a huge reason for baseball being as successful as it was.
Inserting preemptive cool story, bro right here....
On my honeymoon, we were in Corpus Christi….we only got local tv stations and it was the night that Nolan was going for the 5000th strike out. I went to our car, put it on 820 and drove around until I got a faint signal.
Actually got to hear the strike out and, as a bonus, still hear about it from my wife almost 22 years later.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 29, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Highest point in corpus christi
Is the landfill.
"Yata He"
by CDorsey on Apr 29, 2011 4:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I am in Stephenville and I can't even pick up a good station that carries the Rangers.
I have been able to pick up mediocre signal from AM 710 out Amarillo as often as I can get a mediocre signal from 1460. I have even picked up a Kansas City Royals broadcast and not even be able to get the Rangers. If it is after dark, I don’t even bother checking AM stations because they don’t seem to work at all after dark anymore.
Oh, this is the spot where everyone else puts long, annoying stories that take up the entire page.
AM stations have to cut their broadcast power at sundown
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
So they go from having a minute signal strength to slightly more than zero strength at sundown?
Oh, this is the spot where everyone else puts long, annoying stories that take up the entire page.
So true...
One of the realities was when I worked for a station in Graham, TX, they had an FM station was because even at a less strength station, they didn’t have to reduce the signal. I think the AM station may have had to sign off at night. When I worked in Paris, Texas that is, the am station had to reduce power at sunset, by around 1/2. It was off at midnight.
Not all the AM stations do, but yeah, the smaller ones are useless at night
We have that problem with the Rangers affiliate in Abilene. You can barely pick up its signal at the Abilene city limits, much less 45 miles away here in Stamford.
If I’m not listening to XM, I generally use 710-KGNC in Amarillo like casew. Plus, they have agricultural market reports every half hour during the weekdays.
"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
But...
KGNC will not carry early afternoon games during the week. Something about how people around here need to be told how to think by an uneducated, lying, drug-addicted racist who has been divorced multiple times.
"Everybody wants the most they can possibly get for the least they can possibly do." - Todd Snider
by henryfinkel on Apr 29, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
oops..
left out ‘fat’.
"Everybody wants the most they can possibly get for the least they can possibly do." - Todd Snider
by henryfinkel on Apr 29, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm OK with...
uneducated, lying, drug-addicted and racist, but when with throw “fat” in there, well…, that’s just going too far mister.
/kidding
I have called and emailed them
multiple times but I think I’m just a lonely voice crying out in the wilderness.
"Everybody wants the most they can possibly get for the least they can possibly do." - Todd Snider
i picked up a stars game in tuscaloosa back when they were on 820.
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 29, 2011 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep, as a teenage I caught a couple of games while driving the Gulf Coast.
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
Someone yesterday -
Was wondering where the Rangers rank in the league for having a man on 1B with no outs and failing to score in the inning. Anyone figure this out?
sOPS+ of 74 with a man on first
But, sOPS+ of 108 with no outs.
But but BABiP of 243 with no outs.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
Play better on the road
Given that the Rangers one road trip was literally the worst possible combination for them (Detroit, Baltimore, New York), I’m not that worried about that.
I am worried about the team deciding to lapse into their sloppy play again. I don’t know if I should be happy that the traditional April sloppiness didn’t start until the last week or so, or if I should be worried that it may spill over this year. For a 15-11 team, or whatever they are, I feel awfully deflated…
Go Rice Owls!
Matt Harrison - 2011 Rangers #3 Starter!
15-10
considering we’ve lost Hamilton, Hunter, and Feliz, this has been an outstanding month.
And we should be getting Feliz back soon.
Still, I feel like we should have won every game. but well, that’s just me.
Why don't you have a nice big cup of shut the fuck up? - Lisa W 3/4/2011
Is there any update on how close Hunter is to coming back?
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 29, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
His timing seems pretty good
It isn’t like I really like Hunter – because I doubt he could have matched any of the starters performances this last month other than Lewis’s – but this rotation just feels so shaky (even though everyone but Lewis has given some reason to be satisfied). By the time Hunter is ready, I’m fairly certain someone will be ready to go (Ogando being too exposed, Lewis needing to hit the DL, Holland or Harrison ( :( ) continuing to stumble…).
Go Rice Owls!
Matt Harrison - 2011 Rangers #3 Starter!
Yeah, after the first week or two
I was worried we’d have trouble fitting Hunter/Feldman/Webb, but I’m not worried at all about too much pitching at this point.
.
Tommy Hunter (groin) threw between 40 and 45 pitches in live batting practice Monday without any issue.
Good news. Hunter is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday or Thursday in Arlington before heading to Arizona for an outing in an extended spring training game. Barring any setbacks, a minor league rehab start should come next. We’re likely looking at a late-May return. Apr 25, 6:35 PM
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
I never really worry about having too many pitchers
Of course, I never have considered Feldman a reasonable option for this club this year.
Go Rice Owls!
Matt Harrison - 2011 Rangers #3 Starter!
TR Sullivan mentioned the "broadcasting situation"
Where are all the fans’ questions with ridiculous trade suggestions? You know, Albert Pujols for Taylor Teagarden, Mark Lowe, Guillermo Moscoso, Rusty Greer and a 6-pack of Shiner.
— James P., New York
Everybody is too obsessed with what will happen when Hunter, Webb and/or Feldman return or fretting about the new Rangers broadcasting arrangements, which are out of my control.
"Don't play lawyer ball, son." -Hank Hill
by analogdan on Apr 29, 2011 10:47 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
WBAP
I remember growing up in West Texas and listening to Mark Holtz and Eric Nadel every night. Its sad that I can listen to the Cardinals on KMOX, but I can’t pick up a damn Rangers game.
WBAP was incredible
If the games were still on 820, I’d probably have put a big fat antenna on my place here in San Diego, because I imagine that I’d be able to listen to at least half the games even this far away.
I think that the Rangers blew it big time by moving to 1080 and their horrid signal that goes in and out as you go under bridges.
Go Rice Owls!
Matt Harrison - 2011 Rangers #3 Starter!
There is a network
Here is a listing of stations. This includes West Texas locations like Haskell, Big Spring, Lamesa, Plainview, San Angelo, Seymore, Stamford, and Wichita Falls. Also, there are a couple of network stations in New Mexico.
But yes, WBAP covered a lot of ground in the good old days.
That list is antique
Eric & Victor???
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
That's what they have up.
We can always send a note to Herbie on this. I can’t pick up the ticket on my car radio in HIllsboro, or at least it fades off enough for me to switch to the Classic Rock N Roll station until I get to Waco.
From what I was told
That is an accurate list and is updated as of this season. If you have specific problems with the reception please email me and I can forward it to the correct people. We are aware of reception problems with 103.3 and have been working with them to correct it
youre the best
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 29, 2011 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
103.3 is terrible, and I am in North Arlington
On a tip from CW13 I actually flipped over to 1460am yesterday, at least I can listen to that on a non-digital tuning device.
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Yeah 103.3 is being addressed
I don’t get much communication from people in cities on that list so that’s why I want to hear from any of you who may be in or around them.
A Houston affiliate would be sweet :)
Although I suspect there is either a rule, or a handshake agreement between the Rangers and Astros so that won’t happen.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
you are from houston? should i come down for the rangers v astros series
i have never been to minute maid park… is it worth it?
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 29, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not a fan
of retractable roof stadiums, so I’m kind of meh on it. As retractable roof ballparks go, its OK though.
However, if you have never been, its always good to see another ballpark.
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
stop at the dairy mart next time you are out there... i remember it being good
wait.. actually dont stop.. get the fuck out of seymour texas
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 29, 2011 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Try this link instead...
I didn’t compare the two links but this is the one that’s listed on our website. http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/tex/schedule/tex_radio_affiliates.jsp
yeah I didn't even click the link you posted
I wasn’t aware there were more locations for affiliate lists. The one I posted has many more cities listed
Thank you sir
That other list is terribly outdated. KVRP, the Stamford/Haskell affiliate, hasn’t carried Rangers games for several years.
"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
Radio
I’m all for getting money out of broadcasting deals, but come on—Did they have to find the shittiest, weakest-assed stations they can find?
But
…most of those “sister stations” are equally weak-assed and shitty. I live west of San Antonio and 760 AM “The Ticket” barely reaches here—and only at night. That is if they are not worshipping the Spurs that night, or the Arena Football team, or the Jr. High Girls track meet.
I would guess the reasons they went to KRLD was because...
they felt they could make more money. I used to be in radio, and I am wondering what stations charged them to be a part of the radio network, if the Rangers solely make money from the advertising, or the stations also make money from the advertising. I never worked at a big sports affiliate station to know excactly how that worked.
But I know the Rangers make more money on advertising, perhaps a percentage split with affiliate. And, the more affiliates they have, the more they are likely to charge advertisers. General ratings on KRLD and their FM station or stations may come into play, versus WBAP. It is a fairly complicated issue that I wish I knew more about.
have to agree with lebreton
our bats have been wildly inconsistent lately.
Rangers finish 85-77, four games behind the A's. Red Sox beat the Braves in the World Series.
Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by Josey Wales on Apr 1, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
by Mr. Abe Froman on Apr 29, 2011 11:24 AM CDT reply actions
anyone need tix to nelly cruz bobblehead night?
i MAY have 2 seats in 322 (near GOET and with rodney) that are avaliable at my cost ($20)
if so, shoot me a message — email is in my profile for the time being,…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
This is why
when we had that post about how great our pitching/hitting was after 1 homestand it was stupid. Look at how great that went
Baseball
is a game of adjustments. Unfortunately, the biggest adjustment we are dealing with is adjusting to injuries
"Anyone that knows me, an' the game of baseball, know what Ron Washington is about."
while the most uniquitous adjustment is one of cup placement.
Why don't you have a nice big cup of shut the fuck up? - Lisa W 3/4/2011
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