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The Media Darlings
Written on July 18th, 2008 | 0 CommentsAs the Yankee Stadium lovefest dwindles and the teams get back to “work”, I had to take another shot at the media. It has always been evident that if you don’t live in BosWash you really are not worthy of the sports media’s time. How convenient that the best story of the All-Star break was Josh Hamilton from our lovely home here in north central Texas. He brought the spotlight on the team and did not disappoint. I just wonder if he would not be the most loved player in baseball if he was playing in Boston or NY. The East coast bias drives me nuts sometimes. Continue reading...
Getting Fired Up
Written on July 9th, 2008 | 0 CommentsTonight is the first night in 2+ months that I am heading to the Ballpark in Arlington. I previously posted that I would not spend a dime on tickets in support of the Texas Rangers until they found some direction. Well, I think they have. They have been playing good baseball recently and have actually broken through the .500 mark that had been dogging them for the last month or so. They would get to it, go 1 game up and then loose it and go back down 1 or 2 games below. As of now they are 47-44 adn beat the division leading Angels last night. They have called up another pitcher from AA for a spot start against Jared Weaver so it should be fun. Continue reading...
A-Rod, You Suck!!!! I Can’t Let This Go By!
Written on July 1st, 2008 | 2 CommentsA-Rod, you G** D*** fraud of a prima-donna get your goat smelling, overpaid, no concept of reality or history for that matter, panty waste, ass in the home run derby in the last All-Star Game in the World Famous Yankee Stadium and YOUR (for the time being, until a bigger paycheck comes along) home. When I saw this headline it fired up all the embers of hatred I have for this A-Hole A-Rod. Continue reading...
Heads Are Rolling - Let the Fire Sales Begin
Written on June 17th, 2008 | 0 CommentsTwo of the teams that during spring training were picked to at least contend for their divisions have begun the process of dealing with the epic failures that they have become so far this season. Continue reading...
The Best MLB Draft Ever
Written on June 3rd, 2008 | 0 CommentsAs a baseball fan it has always bothered me that the Negro leagues has been and add-on topic in the conversation of the best players ever. I am remiss in the fact that I don’t know a lot of their names, but I am not remiss in my admiration of the entire concept of a separate league that played with as much, if not more, passion, pride, and love of the game as those who dared to put themselves in the spotlight at a time when blacks were in the least, persecuted. As a white male, I do not have the a true understanding of what it must have been like. Continue reading...
Things That Need To Be Addressed: Baseball
Written on May 20th, 2008 | 1 CommentBud Selig is the worst commissioner there has ever been, in any sport. He is an absolute boob. I understand the fact that he is basically an owners puppet but some of the things that have happened under his watch make me so angry that they let this moron ruin the game that was pretty much untouchable. The Great American Pastime. But he managed to screw it up. Here are some that make my blood boil: Continue reading...
Eric Gagne Can Close His Suitcase, Please!
Written on May 13th, 2008 | 0 CommentsA closer has to have a single mindset; I will get you out! I am the man! How dare you step in the same stadium as me! You have no business here! Continue reading...
The Calm Before the Ryan Express
Written on April 29th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIn my continuing efforts to keep the world abreast of the status of the sinking ship that is the Texas Rangers. Listening to the radio today an article by Buster Olney of ESPN was read concerning the Rangers. It sounded a lot like the chorus of us that are ready for some change in the right direction. I have to agree. I am so desperate to see some improvement I would back even the most aggressive moves, even trading Michael Young. He is a good player that is getting paid well, if we can get some hope for the future I am all for it. Washington has to go and possibly John Daniels. To read an article from a nation baseball expert (I think the ESPN baseball guys are some of the best in the country) saying the team is out of control, whether it is because of him or not a change must be made. The pendulum has swung from micro-manager Buck to lackadaisical, player’s manager Ron Washington. Is there not a manager that could right this ship or do we need to mothball it and start over? Either way, Nolan Ryan has a huge task ahead of him. I don’t think he has walked away from many challenges and I don’t think he was on the losing end that often either. I am optimistic after going to the game this weekend, as always, it was fun. The kids had fun and so did I. A few bags over heads but not too many yet. To sum it up, the Rangers win on Sunday tied them for last in the MLB with Washington, any coincidence? Continue reading...
For Every Red Sox or Yankee, There Is a Texas Ranger
Written on April 16th, 2008 | 0 CommentsAs you go through story after story of how the Red Sox are full of greatness and the Yankees will once again be the beast that they always are, please light a candle in hopes that those teams that are being pounded by the Sox and Yanks will have a prayer someday. Please understand that the fan of a team that absolutely stinks, has it’s way of being a badge of honor. Living though the tough times makes the good times so much better. I know that the Spankees and Red Sox had a stretch of awful baseball but they have seen the promised land. Continue reading...
Sometimes Being Human Outweighs Being a Fan
Written on March 19th, 2008 | 0 CommentsAs a lifelong Yankee hater, it causes great pain to say that they are a classy organization (sometimes). That being said, let me say that what they did at Virginia Tech was tremendous. Continue reading...
