Texas Rangers 2023 - They're Still Shitty?

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[Shaddie 1651]

1 hour ago, Constant said:

We’re leaving around 9am. Hopefully theres some shit to eat available. I’m sure all the restaurants will be packed already. 

Fuck me. I have to work over there tomorrow. 
Probably take a sandwich for lunch since it might be a shit show trying to go out for lunch. Stupid customer. If they had their shit together I could have been thru this afternoon. 

[Vic Mackey 47013]

1 hour ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Backs up what I thought, he called a really good game. 

Yep he did. I thought we were in for another night of fuckery when the very first pitch of the game, was a strike called a ball.

[Vic Mackey 47013]

[TxTower 650]

Al Oliver, Jon Matlack, Doc Medich, Bump Wills, Richie Zisk, Mickey Rivers

Toby Harrah, Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Bobby, Julio Franco and Larry Parrish with his leg brace

[Herbie Hancock 7345]

Y'all need to put some respeck on Roger Pavlik and Rick Helling.

[Beau Vine 54209]

2 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Y'all need to put some respeck on Roger Pavlik and Rick Helling.

I remember when Pavlik was something like 9-1 with a 5+ ERA and he got named to the All-Star team.

[Billy Pilgrim 1960]

7 hours ago, C-Man said:

Evan Carter posted a 1.6 WAR in 23 MLB games, reached base in all 17 postseason games while batting third or cleanup for a World Series champion and he's STILL (I think) eligible to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 2024.

I hope he “works out” with Garcia this offseason.

[cafe society 2860]

4 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I'll raise you Joe Lovitto, Dave Nelson, Steve Hargan, and Pete Broberg.

Dave Nelson is one of my favorite players ever.  I actually received a private base running lesson from him.  Nice man.

[MaxHorn 325]

3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I remember when Pavlik was something like 9-1 with a 5+ ERA and he got named to the All-Star team.

I went to a game against Toronto where Pavlik walked the first 5 batters in the top of the first and got pulled without getting an out. Good times!

[gofuckyourself 8208]

4 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I remember when Pavlik was something like 9-1 with a 5+ ERA and he got named to the All-Star team.

Those teams did have a few okay bats in the lineup.

[Steamboat1874 4053]

Congratulations Rangers' fans from a life long Astro fan.

No question you were the best team in the play-offs and that is when it matters.

Way to keep that trophy in Texas.

[bigcigar 1164]

 

just got home from work and needed to check gif library…internet is forever 

Edited November 2, 2023 by bigcigar

[Constant 6729]

32 minutes ago, Shaddie said:

Fuck me. I have to work over there tomorrow. 
Probably take a sandwich for lunch since it might be a shit show trying to go out for lunch. Stupid customer. If they had their shit together I could have been thru this afternoon. 

Yeah we’re bringing a back pack with cold snacks and dry snacks and drinks. Mostly because i’m a suburban idiot dad who plans for all hell breaking loose. 

[bigcigar 1164]

Nadel was just on the ticket - worth a listen (SportsDay app for rewind).

Most afternoon segments today were good

[Beau Vine 54209]

37 minutes ago, cafe society said:

Dave Nelson is one of my favorite players ever.  I actually received a private base running lesson from him.  Nice man.

He was my first favorite.  At the time, I thought he was really good because he made the All-Star team.  

[HRSchenker 2268]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

I think Eovaldi made his big league debut in this stadium as well. SIAP, hard to keep up with all the love 

[MaxHorn 325]

I just remembered that Queen (and Adam Lambert) are at the AAC tonight. I have a feeling that a large contingent from a certain local sports team just might be making an appearance on stage during the show!

[Knoxtnhorn 5971]

22 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

He was my first favorite.  At the time, I thought he was really good because he made the All-Star team.  

I was going to speak to something similar last night, but I didn't want to ruin the vibe.

As a poor growing up, we rarely got to see the Rangers in person or on TV.  Hell, I recall one of my earliest "great" sports moments was a night in which the Rangers/Red Sox were on national TV.  I think Clemens was pitching.  We were down 2-0 in the 8th.  Someone hit a 2 run homer in the 8th; someone else a 2-run homer in the 9th.  (One of them may have been Geno Petralli.) Point I meant to make was that I listened over 90% of the Ranger games during a 10 year period from about age 7 - 17.

Anyway, thinking back, I realized that I was a fan w/o any expectations.  I knew they weren't going to the playoffs, much less the WS.  I don't ever remember being heart broken by a Ranger result.  (I was extremely insulated from the 2011 WS living in Knoxville.)  Going back to @Beau Vine 's quote, there was a year in which Jeff Russell made the All-Star team.  My friend's tv went out just before the game started, so we hightailed it to the Promenade Shopping Center in Richardson and watched the game through the front window of a tv/electronics store.  

My favorite memory of the Rangers was actually due to another team.  Some of you old timers might recall a pitcher from Brownwood, then UT, by the name of Jerry Don Gleaton.  From what I understand, my grandfather was a father-figure to him and coached him into high school.  One year he was pitching for either the White Sox or Royals.  We got seats just behind the 3rd base dugout.  He ended up pitching in relief and tipped his hat to me when he got on the mound.  Awesome times.

Sorry for the tl; dr.  I'm loving hearing everyone's stories and wanted to add my own.

[JGrayDBU 338]

13 hours ago, JGrayDBU said:

thinking about former ticket guys, Norm and Rhyner.  I don't imagine very many people would have predicted that both Norm and Rhyner would live to see a Texas Rangers World Series championship.  It love Nadel's call.  

And Greggo also lived to enjoy this moment.  Even crazier odds.  

[cafe society 2860]

48 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

He was my first favorite.  At the time, I thought he was really good because he made the All-Star team.  

He wasn't a good hitter, but he was an elite baserunner and pretty good defender.  That used to play before teams caught up to the new realities of baseball.  I remember Gaylord Perry was with Cleveland and had a scoreless streak at work; he walked Nelson to open the game, who proceeded to steal 2nd, 3rd and home.

[Constant 6729]

Boner. 

[Herbie Hancock 7345]

And Greggo also lived to enjoy this moment.  Even crazier odds.  

Richard Durrett.

[texastroubadour 1210]

Jim Sundberg 

Gaylord Perry

[Constant 6729]

I’ve analyzed Lowe’s gatorade bath of Garcia in game 1. A lot left to be desired there. Arrives late, completely underestimates Garcia’s final leap to home plate and empties the entire thing into the right batters box. He holds the finish a bit to work himself back into the huddle and make it look like he didn’t just get no one wet, but the tape is out there. 
 

100% would be the same result if I tried. Just some things to tighten up in the offseason. 

[Ignatius 4017]

1 hour ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I was going to speak to something similar last night, but I didn't want to ruin the vibe.

As a poor growing up, we rarely got to see the Rangers in person or on TV.  Hell, I recall one of my earliest "great" sports moments was a night in which the Rangers/Red Sox were on national TV.  I think Clemens was pitching.  We were down 2-0 in the 8th.  Someone hit a 2 run homer in the 8th; someone else a 2-run homer in the 9th.  (One of them may have been Geno Petralli.) Point I meant to make was that I listened over 90% of the Ranger games during a 10 year period from about age 7 - 

Believe the game you’re thinking of was a mid-August game on the old Monday Night Baseball in 1986. Petralli was one of the homers and Ruben Sierra the other; I believe in that order but might have it backward…

[Mdhorn 5947]

2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

We can all celebrate Mad Max since he gives it his all every outing and is a great locker room guy--one of my all time fav players.  Won it with Nats and then with the Rangers, two teams I've rooted for most of my life.    

[Horndog 2228]

12 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Jerruh gonna put up toll booths on AT&T way. 

The Rangers ought to have the parade during a Cowboys game. 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

If we’re still name dropping random rangers. I’ll add edwin Correa, Jeff Huson, Jeff Frye, and Dan peltier. 

[cmontexas 3270]

I hope Josey Wales from LSB back in the day, aka the greatest troll in dfw adjacent sports message board history, was watching somewhere smiling and charting Eovaldi's game score, smug with the knowledge that all the Rangers needed to to finally win a World Series was to get rid of that goddamn Jon Daniels.

The great game, indeed

[C-Man 27201]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I remember when Pavlik was something like 9-1 with a 5+ ERA and he got named to the All-Star team.

I looked it up. He was 11-2 with a 4.82 ERA the year he made the AL All Star Team in 1996.

[Surly Bevo 24908]

I wonder how many fans are expected tomorrow and where the fuck they are all gonna park.  

[cmontexas 3270]

24 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

I wonder how many fans are expected tomorrow and where the fuck they are all gonna park.  

My friend said they expect 100K that seems absurdly low IMO. People are already camping out down there. Maybe Hurricane Harbor lot will be open

[Herbie Hancock 7345]

200k+ expected. If you feel the need to be here, pack a lunch and some adult beverages. It's gonna be an absolute shit show. Will take hours to clear out.

[chemHORN 1239]

For anyone that tried to find some kind of newspaper in Austin today and found nothing, I found this:  https://store.dallasnews.com/

Edited November 3, 2023 by chemHORN

[DougO 5243]

54 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

If we’re still name dropping random rangers. I’ll add edwin Correa, Jeff Huson, Jeff Frye, and Dan peltier. 

Billy Sample, Jeff Burrough, Wayne Tolleson, John Matlack, Doc Medich, Rehabbed Doc Ellis formerly pitching on acid...LOL. 

 

[DougO 5243]

9 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I still cannot believe that Monty Fariss didn't have a HoF career...

Probably because I got his rookie card in a pack of Topps. Cursed...

[dcar00 14160]

Dave Hostetler - the enigma

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Been getting congratulatory texts from people I havent talked to in years. It’s pretty cool. 

[BigDHornfan 6546]

8 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:

200k+ expected. If you feel the need to be here, pack a lunch and some adult beverages. It's gonna be an absolute shit show. Will take hours to clear out.

Listen to Herbie.  He's pre med.

[Post Oak 20209]

Marcus wins Marvin Miller Man of the Year award.

 

[Don Johnson 4752]

 

[Horndog 2228]

9 hours ago, DougO said:

Billy Sample, Jeff Burrough, Wayne Tolleson, John Matlack, Doc Medich, Rehabbed Doc Ellis formerly pitching on acid...LOL. 

 

Let's not forget Lee Mazilli, who gave rise to one of the best local sports bon mots ever. He complained about playing left field rather than center after being traded to Texas. I think it was Randy Galloway who wrote "Lee Mazilli called left field an idiot's position -- and then went out and proved it."

[gofuckyourself 8208]

I expect photos and videos of today from some of y'all for the non-DFW area mofos like myself.

Including footage of whoever here jumps up there and starts telling the guys how much they love them before they're hauled off.

 

[Don Johnson 4752]

 

[cactusflinthead 27598]

24 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

I expect photos and videos of today from some of y'all for the non-DFW area mofos like myself.

Including footage of whoever here jumps up there and starts telling the guys how much they love them before they're hauled off.

 

 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

for some lulz:  Sborz 2023?  -.5 WAR.  That's not a dash.  That's a negative sign.

[pacman 7355]

You bitches better put some respect on my name.

 

One of the first baseball cards I can remember, got it signed a few weeks later. That piece of genius memorabilia is long lost sadly. Probably sitting in Mark Cubans safe deposit box just collecting value to double his net worth.

Edited November 3, 2023 by pacman

[BigDHornfan 6546]

1 minute ago, pacman said:

You bitches better put some respect on my name.

 

One of the first baseball cards I can remember, got it signed a few weeks later. That piece of genius memorabilia is long lost sadly.

Got him to sign my catcher's mitt when i was 11.

 

[Jameslaw121 4448]

Looks like Fox 4 is going to show it?