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Johnny Rivers and company take the lead ... Now Hold Them!

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Arre 51 in to save the day
Let's bring this one home, boys

Hold’em Kid!

Damn Soth

All it takes is a little more reps for Rivera to heat up. Here’s hoping GMJ sinks further into the abyss of anonymity.

Juan needs to be the default DH

we can rotate GA and GMJ in left

ride that idea until it doesn't work
Dh for Gmj

And let the pitchers hit,

not a bad idea

garland hits better than half the team

Darren Oliver

is a .600 carrer hitter, with a ph hr

Hold da line!

...love isn’t always on time…

A R R E D O N D O !

Dealing in Texas.

ET in to get us to the 8th.
just so i'm clear

we never want GMJ to play again, no?

just thinking that
Not with Juan having 3 HR's in July alone.
he can play for seattle
i still don't hate him

like you guys but Rivera deserves all the PT, rare fielding errors aside. Juan is intense too. i think GMJ is taking a long look at that NTC now.

He should offer to waive it or just retire for the good of the world.
3 starts

3 homers
Do the math Mike.

in mikes mind it just means that juan is going

so we need to keep running out guys who haven’t got it going yet like Q and GMJ

he can be a defensive replacement
And/or designated PR
I hear he is pretty good with a mic.

Let’s try him in the booth.

i have a man crush on 'Dondo
I <3 Arredondo.
you cock and balls Dondo?
It's a heart dude. 0_o
Joke dude
Tounge-in-cheek is hard to detect online

That’s why God created emoticons. :-P

I have problems using those

Need to work into them I guess.

They become second nature after a while.

I don’t even think the keystrokes and more. Just “smile” “shifty-eye” “razzy”

It's a heart.

Whooped’em again Jose!

ET freaking rules.
let him pitch the 8th too
arredondo is a beast

im glad they brought him up this year

Arredondo luminous seventh inning.
That sinker/splitter combo is just unfair.

If ET doesn’t K you, he’ll get you to hit a groundball right at an infielder.

sit down hamilton
a little insurance never hurt anyone eh.......
more runs more runs
Texas seems to have a bottomless bull pen. They just keep bringing them out.
It's like the Persians in 300.
Except for the homo part.
SCISSOR ME XERXES!!
"I hear they hit so many homers the sky turns black"

“Then we will play in the shade.”

You crack me up
jamey freakin' wright...

....wasn’t he done like 5 years ago?

Probably about ten times

He’s worse than a cat.

there was number 11
lol Figgins...

just can’t get a break

At least it was hard-hit

A good sign.

happy f'n birthday!
Figgins just got pitcher-robbed. >_<
You're too artsy-fartsy for shifteyedgoat!
Ummm...0_o

OK?

What does that mean?
man kotch.........

time for some extra BP….

Why didn't I go with under under over?

I know that’s what it would be today… Goddamned optimism.

I blame you.
c'mon vladdy, hit and run gapper
Better late than never!....ROLL CALL!!!

sigh vlad :(

me to

roool call

Two K's for Vlad.

Wow.

it hurts the most when he does it
Texas has a camera in the equivalent of the diamondclub and showed that for Vlad's At bat

Worthless Texas broadcast.

Strike the word "broadcast" from your last line
Shields up Scotty!!
lets go Scoty DO.........
Thanks for showing us the Rangers 3rd base coach

instead of the game, ya jerks.

C'mon Shieldsy

Slider away for the DP.

STRIKE 3 MUCH??
Oh come on ump...

Call that.

I'll just take the two seamer on the outside corner
Nice try HK.
Scotty doesnt know
Nice try for the DP, HK.
oops....a two'fer!
oh. my. that. was. a. beauuut!
now get him to roll over on one
XD

Mathis thought that was number 3.

yeah, looks like he needs a day off

oh wait….....

theres always Ben Johnson
Eh.

Just as long as we win.

1 more, Scotty.
man...there's no room for error with this freakin lineup! O_o
If they had any pitching at all they'd kill the AL
more like the AL would faint at the sight of them O_o
The fact that they're above .500 is a testament to how good their lineup is.

Though this park makes anyone dangerous.

even the angels' lineup...
My point exactly.

Though we’re more dangerous than we’ve looked at times.

That was dangerous.
you got this scot
siddown saltman!
Well done, Shields.
have no fear........scoty do is here........
Nice!

Three more to go! Good job, Shields!

great job scotty!
Atta boy, Single T
Good Job Scotty!

Let’s Go Angels!

hell, let's get 3 and screw the save opp.
I could live with that
Nah.

K-Rod’s gotta keep ahead of the Mariners.

Scoty-Do-Work!

DOwn goes Salty. Victory for the Scotsman
he put a wound on that salt instead of the other way around XD
Secret agent man!
Come on Juan, get over the Mendoza line.

Or not.

OK, Franky time.
K-Rod time!
Grab yer Depends, everybody

Here we go with Frankie.

There aint no closer with a better percentage this season!

Okay I don’t actually know that but for a guy with 35 and 2… You gotta start to enjoy it!

Rivera hasn't blown a save yet, IIRC

Lidge either. But 35 and 2 is pretty awesome.

Frankie bounced his last warm up in the pen
Better now than facing a Ranger
Just checking to make sure the ground is still there.

It can be kinda shifty if you don’t keep an eye on it.

Looks like the command ain't there

Ball 1 to Vasquez.

error aside.........damn fine offensive game for Johnny Rivers
Yup

Too bad he’ll be gone next year. There’s quite a few teams he could start for next year.

Like ours?
We wish we were that smart.
O_0 need i get my tums??? krod's up.... LOL
It's Frankie time! RELAX
oh God!....come on Frankie!
Is it just me or did the FSN West feed get really crappy after the commercial?
You mean the broadcast or the broadcasters?
Over at LSB:

They are busting out the rally turtle and Walkoff Walrus.

Frankie time
no...it did....it looks like a 80's replay
3-0.....*sigh*
Oh no, it's bad Frankie.
Leadoff BB

Not. Good.

Please Frankie, no funny business...

Crud.

on gamecast.........

this guy has a cheesy stache lol

grow some balls frankie! ....4 straight balls???
Always good to have spares

... but not in this case.

Large curve ball for a ground out dp please
Aaaaaannnd reaching for the Maalox bottle...
it's the cheestache!
4 pitch walk to the leadoff hitter.......

nice

Oh yeah.

Gonna be one of THOSE saves.

time to get the TUMS
As long as it's a save
That's why he's K-Rod.
GIDP....please oh please God!
These homer announcers don't actually analyze. They just root
No, they analyze. I learned from Rex that Rivera is calm on the outside, jovial on the inside after his HR.
I'm watching gameday with texas announcers
yeah, the texas announcers are REALLY bad
He might have been talking about Texas.

That’s certainly what they’ve been doing.

Let's hope.
Owned. 2 more please.
Let's go Krod! clap! clap! clap!
this is Catallanotto....he's like 40!....come on frankie!
K-rod's looking good now!
Does quentin bat next?
He's gonna fly out to centerfield.
he'll fly out to Hunter
K-Rod nasty maximum
if anyone in that texas lineup would rollover into a GIDP it would be this guy
Way to get the sure out, Kotch.
Oh, he wanted it though.
K-roddiss maximus
2 down

Good move, Kotch.

way to go KRod, keep up the nastiness
0-1....Finish this!
TIme to wrap this bitch up, Frankie
thank you juan rivera
Crap, this just became an official nervous save.

ONE MORE OUT FRANKIE. GET IT!

He seems to like those.
K-rod slider make hit player look fool
that's what happens when you walk the lead off guy dufus!
Yurg. 4-3.

No, Franky’s precious ERA!

Our precious RUN differential!
DAMMIT FRANKIE
I had a feeling Frankie would give up a courtesy run

Now let’s bear down, eh, Frankie?

thats why you dont walk the leadoff batter
K-Rod gives up 1 run, Arre Arre Dondo no perdio el tiro, and JUANCHOOOOOOOOOOOOO's Home Run

Lets get the “W” Halos

bleh....

tis okay…...just one more…...all you need frank

Frankie says relax
Not time yet. Tying run needs to get into scoring position.

And we have yet to see the WP.

Well, that's 1 down...
Almost time to end this...
i have no more nails to bite on :(
i have no more nails to bite on :(
SLDKFJ:LSDKFJLSDKFJ
thanks frankie

i almost had a stress free night

shit frankie....just walk his butt already you wussy
These texas announcers are idiots.... He coulda had the runner
Got to watch those Gauchos
You know

I could live if Frankie walks Hamilton.

Me too.

Shoulda woulda.

Woulda been the call.
high heat pop up
...OMFG.

EPIC FAIL.

wow

frankie BOTG

Yup

Where oh where was that IBB?

that's what happens when you pitch behind in the count you no good bum!
Rangers win. >_<
Are you FUCKEN KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW THIS ONE HURTS, not really but it still sucks real bad

Crap!
Hamilton is Good!

Just now noticing this?

Huh.

Imagine if he were not a recovering drug addict.

If he actually played from the day he was drafted. He probably could have made the majors at 18.

Frank no listen...
Epic. Fucking. Fail.
I'm glad it's his record that got shot

for once rather than the starting pitcher’s

god damn the josh hamilton comeback epic
What's the opposite of a panther - Frankie.
YOU SHOULD HAVE WALKED HIM, F-ROD!
Yup.

3-1, base open, don’t give in, just walk him.

And thats why. when Frankie leaves for way more money, I wont be THAT sad.
Yeah

cause you know, 3 out of 38 is SOOOO many.

Its still annoying
It happens to everyone sooner or later.
I know, but pitching to the AL MVP frontrunner in that situation...its just DUMB

I dunno..maybe I’m being irrational. I’m just pissed, losing to such an inferior team.

Agreed. He can't keep up his performace if he flirts with disaster every f-ing time.
Find me someone who's been doing as long as he has

More saves than anyone last 3 years

Hey I'm not saying he's not good. I'm just saying I ain't gonna cry when he leaves
You'll be crying when his replacement starts blowin
BOTG

Should have walked the guy who lead the AL in the triple crown for most of the season.

"they just beat the best reliever in the game"

no…that would be mariano and is 0.60 whip

Rivera's got three walkoff losses though.

K-Rod’s only got 2.

yeah, but the other 90% of the time he's an automatic 1-2-3

when is it ever automatic with krod?

Wins are not as important as style... Good Point!
walking the leadoff guy........no bueno
FRANKIE IS BOTG

Lets get a California plate for him

K ROD4BOTG

too many letters
So was last nights.......HGH4BOTG.......thats 8 and they should only have 7
dmv probably hates GMJ too

so they’ll let it slide

LOL I bet the DMV does.....
Can be done

Cannot call him KRod these days. He has to earn that back.

LOL NICE!!!!!!!!!

Stirrups for Panther….......and FROD4BOTG

Something tells me that this is going to become my new schtick...
i had to make the suggestion

it is pretty funny though the way Stirrups just takes it up a notch.

where did Hamilton come from?
cinci

traded for volquez

yeah, also mega drug rehab
pretty stupid blown save
Oh Well....

The Rangers will still finish third in the division this year.

Lead off walks...

Fucking suck!!! (June’s rollover F-bomb)

So do gopher balls.
come on, its not like hamilton had proved he could drive in runs this year
Fucking ALL-STAR
Hasn't been a good week for ours, has it?
HR DERBY

You will be seeing him win the Derby also.

I mentioned way back in the fall/winter post how the Angels should make a trade with Cinci sending FRod for Hamilton and they could also get another prospect for him. I spoke about how the LF thing would be fixed and how JR could be the 4th OF and how the Angels should buy JR a 1B glove…..........

I hate being right

Lackey needs to throw a CG 2 hitter tomorrow

that’s the only thing that will make me feel better now…
...well, time to hit the bottle.

...right behind you. G&T for me...
need a split badly

i think Texas might overtake Oakland as a threat

this team just can't consistently hit even against poor pitching
4 runs ain't bad.

And we always struggle vs the newbies for some reason. We’ll be okay as long as Juan stays in and Juice sits.

i was just bragging how frankie never blows saves
So this is your fault then.
BOTG: Physioc

for mentioning frankie only giving up 4 runs over the past 30 innings….RIGHT before the first run

caught that

and thought the exact same thing.

Hear hear!!!

I was thinking that just before the homer and before Michael Young’s single. Physioc is the kiss of death, the mook, the COOLER!

Quick! Someone put him in the closet before he jinxes the roll of the dice!

Why he would throw that meatball to the league RBI leader

and not take his chances with a rookie is beyond me.

in a word

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/egotism
Frankie now has more BSV than Troy Percival!!! DFA HIM

POUND HIS FREE AGENT BUTT INTO THE MOUND! HE SUX.

... what? ... papelbon has 4? jenks is on the DL? Rivera costs $15M?...

We Love you Frankie! Angel for Life!

and how much is krod gonna be making next year?

Arredondo 4 closer in 2009!!

Sounds like a good theory but

Who’s pitching the 7th? And what happens when Scoty’s “rubber” arm gets stressed out and there’s no Mr Pibb in the clubhouse?

I just don't think KRod will be worth what he's going to make

his WHIP is up and his K/9 is way down this year…. definitely a trend you don’t want to see in a closer

Or any pitcher who wants a fat contract
Bulger is KICKING ASS in AAA

Bring him up and let him wet his feet

I hear Brandon kicked a lot of ass in AAA I also heard that Ryan Leaf played some

killer QB in college

I also heard that Arredondo was kicking ass in AAA befor kicking ass in Anaheim.

I heard that Wood was WAY over rated and that he is no where near Ryan Braun or Ryan Howard and that D-Mac is a WAY better hitter than Brandon Wood.

you all should go post on lonestarball and call the rangers a joke like everyone else
They are a joke

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