Lone Star Ball

Gerald Laird. One man, 5 tools. He is awesome.

Gdawg1 — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:11:46 -0000

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6616/picture215kh9.jpg Gerald Laird. One man, 5 tools. He is awesome.

Roy Williams dumps on the fans

Adam J. Morris — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:02 -0000

Release him and move on. http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2008/5/11/507569/roy-williams-summoned-to-t

The funniest video of a guy scaring someone Ive ever seen.

rangerdanger — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:46:10 -0000

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33690393 The funniest video of a guy scaring someone Ive ever seen.

Here was what our local CBS sports guy had to say on Sexson. I live in Kennewick, WA, so this is ...

philkid3 — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:47:58 -0000

Here was what our local CBS sports guy had to say on Sexson. I live in Kennewick, WA, so this is a Mariners guy. That makes it even funnier. "Richie Sexson charged the mound last night, going after Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard. After a high pitch and high tensions, the Mariners slugger went off. That pitch wasn’t within two feet of Sexson’s head, but close enough for Richie to think it was retaliation for a couple of Texans made targets by Felix Hernandez. Today, Sexson was suspended for six days, and was fined for, quote, 'violent and aggressive actions.' Sexson is appealing. He aught to just take it like a man and move on. Sexson didn’t go after Gabbard like a man, taking off his helmet and throwing it at the guy. Embarrassing, for Mariners fans. For a team that’s played embarrassingly bad, the M’s first baseman aught to be embarrassed after another obviously frustrating, under-achieving, Richie Sexson-like start." My heart goes out to his son and his family, I can understand some frustratin, but still.

Saw this over at Sickel's site ... some photog attended the 5/7 Modesto/Bakersfield game and got some nice pics. LINK

shroomer — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:08:13 -0000

http://lastoftheninth.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/kcherren03-050708.jpg Saw this over at Sickel's site ... some photog attended the 5/7 Modesto/Bakersfield game and got some nice pics. LINK

Actual screenshot of the Sexson pitch. I don't get it.

ghtd36 — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:59:10 -0000

http://img801.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/05/10/picture2edit1-4agew5xhu.jpeg Actual screenshot of the Sexson pitch. I don't get it.

More on the Benson incident

Longhorn — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:51:29 -0000

Tony Patch, who was not a passenger on Benson's boat, told WXAN-TV in Austin that he saw LCRA police "manhandling" Benson. "As they were taking him up the dock, they stopped. He said, 'I am fine, I can continue walking,' and they put their legs behind his knees and knocked him over his knees and started hog-carrying him," Patch said, according to the report. "They ended up -- I don't know why -- but laid him on his back, I heard him say, 'Please don't pepper-spray me, please don't pepper-spray me,'" Patch said, according to the report. "It was uncalled for, it was ludicrous, no point for it." I'm interested where this goes, just updating the story. I'll leave my opinions out of this for now because obviously I'm wrong and everyone else is right. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3388183

Milton Bradley. Peacemaker.

txranger7 — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:03:14 -0000

Milton Bradley. Peacemaker.

Brawl (My27 Feed)

sprite — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:04:06 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl4AJ5wOKRI Brawl (My27 Feed)

In case there is any doubt

Telegraph — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:08:10 -0000

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/2477837662_4f2989d5b8.jpg?v=0 In case there is any doubt

Pearlman: "Why must some fans greet a feel-good story with hatred?"

Longhorn — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:14:07 -0000

Josh Hamilton is a beast. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/080508&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab8pos1

Please create a caption for the above image.

lonestarJon — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:02 -0000

http://hitlesswanderings.mlblogs.com/assets_c/2008/05/bradley-thumb-466x300.jpg Please create a caption for the above image.

Sounds like Carlos Lee. and he's doing it already at only 25... "For $150 million, you'd like t...

Longhorn — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:40:31 -0000

Sounds like Carlos Lee. and he's doing it already at only 25... "For $150 million, you'd like to at least see him run a ball out. I watched him for a week, and I think there was one ball all week where he tried to extend himself. That was a double-play ball, and he was still like 4.8 [seconds] getting down the line. On a routine ground ball, he's 5.2, maybe 5.1. It's ridiculous to even pull the clock out."

Some quotes from Baseball for Dummies, by Joe Morgan. Pg. 94 There comes a time in e...

philkid3 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:54:34 -0000

Some quotes from Baseball for Dummies, by Joe Morgan. Pg. 94 There comes a time in every baseball season when anyone - even hulking sluggers like Sammy Sosa or Carlos Delgado - should bunt. For example, say you're playing a game that decides whether you or your opponent clinches a championship. You come to bat with the winning run on first and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning. I don't care how many home runs you hit all season, your job is to bunt that runner to second base. Pg. 287 This stat (WHIP) tells you how many base runners a pitcher surrenders for every inning pitched...A WHIP below 1.50 is outstanding in these heavy-hitting days. Pg. 289 Everyone believes that a .300 hitter is a good player and that a pitcher with a low ERA is a good pitcher. That belief is not necessarily the case. . . A .300 hitter makes seven outs for every ten at-bats, and if his seven outs come with men on base and his three hits come with no one on base, these hits are not very productive. . . Likewise, many pitchers pitch just good enough to lose. . .Run production is how you measure hitters. Wins and losses are how you measure pitchers. Batting averages and ERAs are personal stats. Fire Joe Morgan

Cuban blogs about 07-08

hightowersmith — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:13:04 -0000

It's a couple days old now. I actually went to the blog and got distracted by his "a la carte video" post. A few insights there. He sees this team having a nucleus...we'll see if it stays together. I find the contract expiration breakdown pretty comforting, too. http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/05/02/talking-mavs

43-year-old woman reportedly got into argument at bar prior to incident NASHUA, N.H. - A 43-year...

miles — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:50:22 -0000

43-year-old woman reportedly got into argument at bar prior to incident NASHUA, N.H. - A 43-year-old Nashua, N.H. woman faces murder charges after a man she's accused of running down during the weekend died. Witnesses say the incident was sparked by an argument between Red Sox and Yankees fans at a Nashua bar early Friday morning. Ivonne Hernandez is accused of killing 29-year-old Matthew Beaudoin, and injuring his friend, 21-year-old Maria Hughes, by running them down with her car. She's also charged with drunken driving. Police say the incident followed an argument. They haven't released details, but witness are saying an argument broke out in Slade's Food & Spirits after Hernandez said she was a Yankees fan. They said Beaudoin was among a group of people who began chanting at Hernandez.

Marvin Harrison, meet Michael Vick!

cmkelly29 — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:12:45 -0000

I'm still shocked as hell that Harrison, of all athletes, is involved in anything like this. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3382026

Wison just got her GED. This is the reason she took the time to get it: Wilson told The Tennessean that her 7-year-old daughter was the big reason to finally finish, saying, "I certainly don't want her to think you can be this successful without an education." Uhhhh... Wilson your whole life proved that you can be "this successful without an education". Apparently she failed the logic portion of the GED, but we can all hope that her daughter will be educated enough to see through this illl-logic and skip school to become famous.

rooster — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:09:37 -0000

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/05/people.gretchenwilson.ap/art.wilson.ap.jpg Wison just got her GED. This is the reason she took the time to get it: Wilson told The Tennessean that her 7-year-old daughter was the big reason to finally finish, saying, "I certainly don't want her to think you can be this successful without an education." Uhhhh... Wilson your whole life proved that you can be "this successful without an education". Apparently she failed the logic portion of the GED, but we can all hope that her daughter will be educated enough to see through this illl-logic and skip school to become famous.

From Benson himself: "I was not intoxicated," Benson told the Chicago Sun-Times. "There was alco...

Longhorn — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:05:11 -0000

From Benson himself: "I was not intoxicated," Benson told the Chicago Sun-Times. "There was alcohol on the boat and others were enjoying themselves, but I wasn't drunk." "They gave me a field sobriety test, told me to say my ABCs and told me to count from 1 to 4 up and down," Benson told the Chicago Tribune. "I'm thinking, I passed all the tests, did everything right. Then the officer told me we needed to go to land to take more tests. I politely asked him why we needed to go to land to take more tests when I took every test. Then he sprayed me with mace, on his boat. "I'm not handcuffed. I'm not under arrest. I'm not threatening him. I'm not pushing him. I'm not touching him. And he sprays me right in my eye."

Avery's downfall

Adam J. Morris — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:06:29 -0000

Good post over at Mavs Moneyball about the turning point in the Mavs' season, when Avery decided he wasn't going to put up with any more fast breaking and transition scoring and took the offense back over... http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2008/5/3/472331/the-night-avery-johnson-lo