5/14/07 game day thread

We need the Johnny Drama Rally

VICTORY!

by TexGoesYard on May 14, 2007 12:40 PM CDT reply actions

hmm

maybe the players need to use drama's method of relaxation and get a non therapeutic massage

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Phil Nevin retired

Weird to think just one year ago he was stinking it up for the Rangers. Actually, it's kind of depressing to think about.

Well Mr. Burns had done it. The power plant had won it. With Roger Clemens clucking all the while.

by WyoRanger on May 14, 2007 1:00 PM CDT reply actions

Guerrero with a weak grounder

That's like the same thing as a win, right?

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 1:17 PM CDT reply actions

Kinsler

by far my favorite ranger, developed my mancrush for him watching him in frisco, but.... He's driving me f'ing crazy right now. It's like soriano part two, just screws up the simplest plays.

Grand Slam

I give up.

by j d on May 14, 2007 1:19 PM CDT reply actions

I just turned on the TV...

and I see bases loaded, 1 out (Kotchman up).

While Josh Lewin brings up that Millwood hasn't made into the 7th inning yet this year.

Our 2007 Texas Rangers.

by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Grand Slam

Millwood couldn't find the strike zone with the offspeed stuff, so he basically tried to use nothing but fastballs.

They're lucky I just opened a beer.

by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2007 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

grand slam

wow...can we suck anymore in the 1st inning of games?

by jshcmp on May 14, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Jesus Fuck

Welcome to the first inning.

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Way to go, Woodmill

Should have stayed on the DL.

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on May 14, 2007 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Ahhh...back to mediocrity

This team is up and down more than a rollercoaster at Six Flags.

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on May 14, 2007 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

funny

I don't remember any of the ups on the roller coaster this season. It is more like the cliff hanger ride at six flags where they just drop you from 15 stories high.

by jshcmp on May 14, 2007 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions

heh

Dreamcatchers work...if your dream is to be a douchebag...

by Brian Thomas on May 14, 2007 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

i guess the new strategy

is to build team confidence and unity with dramatic come from behind wins.

by jshcmp on May 14, 2007 1:23 PM CDT reply actions

Oh no!

We suck again!

by tlt29 on May 14, 2007 1:24 PM CDT reply actions

at work and cant watch...

but what the hell is up with the walks??

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:26 PM CDT reply actions

just bad command

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

bad command

seems to be the story of the 07 rangers starting pitchers

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Apparently...

...Kevin Millwood like balls.

by tlt29 on May 14, 2007 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

How many times have we started behind?

Just curious. It seems like every single game we start out in a hole.

Jeff Henn is an idiot.

by Red Shoe Fan on May 14, 2007 1:30 PM CDT reply actions

You're right,

we have.

by Ranger914 on May 14, 2007 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Super SOOSER...

errr...uh...nevermind.

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on May 14, 2007 1:30 PM CDT reply actions

Kevin Millwood

Ahead of where he was last year, guys. Remember that.

by hightowersmith on May 14, 2007 1:31 PM CDT reply actions

Regardless...

...he's a shell of his former self.

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

of course,

we get players before they are stars, let them go to become stars, and sometimes get them back on the downside of their career.

by Ranger914 on May 14, 2007 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Willie Erye

warming up in the bullpen!

by Ranger914 on May 14, 2007 1:40 PM CDT reply actions

Eyre.....sp*

by Ranger914 on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Milwood is out

Injury related

Time for the Angles to get Sc-Eyre-d!!!!!

by jshcmp on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT reply actions

ACK

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

millwood

what did the injury look like?
hammy again? or did he pull a gagne and hurt his butt?

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

1 2/3 ip. ace!

sigh.

this is bad.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT reply actions

he's simply not an ace anymore

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

when was he?

looking at his career stats and he had one really good year with ATL, one solid year in CLE and everything else looks veeeerrrryy mediocre.

by j d on May 14, 2007 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

Well, two very good years in Atlanta, one very good year in Cleveland.

But yeah, otherwise...

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

"Injury delay?"..

..as listed in Gameday.. any details?

by mattrpav on May 14, 2007 1:41 PM CDT reply actions

Radio guys...

...are assuming a hamstring tweak.

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Here we go again

good grief, four runs in the first inning. now he leaves due to injury. Victor Rojas just refered to him as our "ace". That is a joke. So is this team.

LWJR

by lwjr on May 14, 2007 1:42 PM CDT reply actions

millwood

well he IS the ace, who's the ace if he isn't?

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Tejeda

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Wood

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

wood

he's a beast!

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Millwood

That is it, we do not have an ace.

LWJR

by lwjr on May 14, 2007 1:44 PM CDT reply actions

Now?

Now all of a sudden we don't have an ace?

The reason why a lot of people didn't like the Millwood signing was because he is not an ace and that's what the Ranger's were depending on him to be. It's similar to trying to sign Zito to be an ace. He's probably not one now, and who can imagine what he looks like in 7 years? Both Zito and Milwood are just very good pitchers, but are better in the No. 2 slot. No matter what the teams forking over big money tell you...

by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

right

millwood is more of a #2 guy, but he has been the rangers ace since he signed...when you have no clear cut #1, you're best #2 because the ace of the staff.
And I can't fault the millwood signing, it looks very good considering the contracts people got this season

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Millwood

I can't fault the signing either. He had generally been a fairly above-average pitcher, and was coming off a season where he led the AL in ERA when Texas signed him.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on May 14, 2007 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions

meaningless semantics

Dreamcatchers work...if your dream is to be a douchebag...

by Brian Thomas on May 14, 2007 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions

heh...

CNN just had a piece on Historic Ball$

It was about a Dallas auction house offereing 1 million dollars for Bonds HR 756 Ball.

by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2007 1:45 PM CDT reply actions

probably

heritage galleries

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Amber Alert issued

for the Rangers starting pitching and the offense.

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on May 14, 2007 1:47 PM CDT reply actions

awesome

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

at least

we can count on the defense.

by jshcmp on May 14, 2007 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I smell a double play GB coming

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 1:50 PM CDT reply actions

theres a collision and you cant score?

by DShep on May 14, 2007 1:52 PM CDT reply actions

cabrera

stood up like a wall. no chance

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

rangers suck...

...that's all.

Jeff Henn is an idiot.

by Red Shoe Fan on May 14, 2007 1:56 PM CDT reply actions

7-8-9

played like it

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 1:56 PM CDT reply actions

eyre

is he really our long man? we don't have someone capable of going 5-6 innings?

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

longman

i still say it should be rupe

"Pimps be damned, it's harder out here for a Rangers fan!" "If you don't throw strikes first, you're last."

by rentz on May 14, 2007 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

oh man.

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 2:00 PM CDT reply actions

Bring on the rain

It needs to rain for a couple of years

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 2:01 PM CDT reply actions

lol

Obama '08

by RangerMoto on May 14, 2007 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Or...

...however long it takes Hurley to get called up.

by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2007 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

seriously

this needs to get called right? I mean, if it makes the baseball gods feel better I'll still feel crappy about the rangers, but at least they won't get saddled with a loss.

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

no chance of prolonged rain is there?

i wouldnt mind to have tihs gmae just erased from time.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 2:04 PM CDT reply actions

thanks Mike Sciosia...

for giving up an out, and giving the Rangers a chance to get out of this one with minimal damage.

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:08 PM CDT reply actions

YES

they should make all the Rangers players stand outside in the rain w/ a newspaper over thier head begging for hits and good pitching

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 2:09 PM CDT reply actions

Rain, Rain

Boy, we could use a rain out. You want a rain out, I'll get you a rain out

LWJR

by lwjr on May 14, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

Ch.77

Here in Austin isn't cutting away. I have a beautiful view of the infield tarp.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

Crowd's beginning to filter back...

...into the exposed seats. Should continue losing any minute. I'll let you know when the grounds crew starts rolling the tarp back up.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 2:18 PM CDT reply actions

Tarp's coming off.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That sucks.

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions

We need to find someone...

with a bunch of water balloons and a catapult to just start raining them down on the game.

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:24 PM CDT reply actions

how much does that job pay

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions

You'll get one less L in the W-L total.....

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions

isn't there lightning?

I don't think it's safe for the players to take the risk of playing when there's cloud-to-ground lightning in the area.

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:26 PM CDT reply actions

I don't know....

Didn't the Natural get a pretty sweet bat from some lightning? Maybe it'll give the Rangers some super powers.

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Do we....

need to go back to the pink bats?

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on May 14, 2007 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

Only...

if they're the size of the toddler whiffle ball bats.

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions

this episode of mash is depressing

start the game plz. might as well take that 5% chance they come back.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 2:31 PM CDT reply actions

at least it breaks up weaver's rhythm

Who knows -- maybe he doesn't even come back out.

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

According to Fangraphs

more like 10%. Yeehaw...

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions

whats it say after that double?

by DShep on May 14, 2007 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Who cares?

Man, this is ugly.

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

...at least the double play is in order now.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 2:44 PM CDT reply actions

gerald laird says nay

and free wes littleton. Eyre is a spare.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions

this team makes me sick

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:45 PM CDT reply actions

Even God hates the Rangers

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:45 PM CDT reply actions

this is bad

Somebody please throw in the towel!

"This is a simple game, you hit the ball, you catch the ball, and you throw the ball."

by lwjr on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions

Millwood's Injury..

Yahoo says he reaggrivated the Hammy...

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqQxcSHvDKGR0SC0no2lA0w5nYcB?slug=ap-rangers-millwood&prov =ap&type=lgns

by Topgun22 on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions

just

when you think it can't get any worse.

by BHill on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions

this nonsense just get delayed again?

how about they just call the game and we play it again. it's not fair that ian kinsler dropped a double play ball in the first inning anyways. let's just play it again with a clean slate.

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions

nevermind

my gamecast still says "delay" instead of "top 3rd", but they're updating the balls and strikes. evidently, they're gonna keep playing.

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Any chance it keeps raining?

For the entire season, I mean.

by a bebop a rebop on May 14, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions

We're playing from behind again?

shocker.

buffering....

by SteveP on May 14, 2007 2:47 PM CDT reply actions

Rangers Pitching: 76 pitches through 2.2 IP

that's not good

by chrispi on May 14, 2007 2:48 PM CDT reply actions

Cue...

the Bad News Bears music.

"Chip" first person on LSB to be berated by someone on the 25-man roster. - RangerMoto

by ortonius on May 14, 2007 2:49 PM CDT reply actions

another non-quality start

we're 2nd in the league in non-quality starts.

buffering....

by SteveP on May 14, 2007 2:52 PM CDT reply actions

I hate those DP MY hits into....

by peteincaviglia on May 14, 2007 2:53 PM CDT reply actions

nothing like the old 2 minute inning

by the top of your order to follow a hour long (with some rain help) angel inning.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 2:53 PM CDT reply actions

at least our pitcher is still warm

hell he probably hadn't even sat on the bench yet.

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Apropos of, uhhh, the AL West?

Here's Mark Kotsay's wife.

http://umpbump.com/press/hbw-in-search-of-the-elusive-jamie-kotsay/

Golly.

Well Mr. Burns had done it. The power plant had won it. With Roger Clemens clucking all the while.

by WyoRanger on May 14, 2007 3:04 PM CDT reply actions

Meh

She needs to eat a few cheeseburgers.

by Bolt on May 14, 2007 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Very true

skinny as a rail

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure what you think is too skinny

...but if you look at her arms in the last photo, they're not emaciated or anything.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Alex Chavez

I like Kotsay's wife, but Chavez is not too terrible herself...

by jctrampe on May 14, 2007 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Quite hot

I'm unimpressed with a lot of players' wives.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Eh

They shouldn't shoot off those fireworks when a solo shot breaks a 7-0 shutout. Embarrassing.

You're just a very misguided individual, Dustin. -- Sharky

by Dustin on May 14, 2007 3:07 PM CDT reply actions

good grades and they get to go to this game

sitting out in the sun watching the rangers lose 7-1?

ouch.

by DShep on May 14, 2007 3:47 PM CDT reply actions

didn't

adam predict a 2-5 homestand?

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 3:59 PM CDT reply actions

Tomorrow

get to go to tampa to face a real ace.

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on May 14, 2007 4:01 PM CDT reply actions

why

does grieve and lewin sit up there and cry becausr tom thinks every pitch is a ball.b/s

by kaiser on May 14, 2007 4:09 PM CDT reply actions

GD this team rolls over and plays dead just

like the Mavericks. The players got the "players manager" like they wanted and now they suck even worse. I don't blame anyone except these underachieving, overpaid spares.

If you don't have fun it's your own damn fault.

by cgolden on May 14, 2007 4:10 PM CDT reply actions