Jackie Moore article

[juliogotay]

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090521&content_id=4867188&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

[Astroholic]

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090521&content_id=4867188&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

Class act.  Come on Uncle D bring him back.  I know he can fill out a lineup card.

[Ron Brand]

Moore would be a great Astro manager.

Ah heck, 1st start by a LHP for the Rangers tonight. We're doomed.

[juliogotay]

Moore would be a great Astro manager.

Ah heck, 1st start by a LHP for the Rangers tonight. We're doomed.

Holland is their prized, almost ready for prime-time, pitching prospect in an organization that has several exciting arms. I am jealous of the Rangers young talent. And it's harder for me to dislike them with Ryan at the helm.

[MRaup]

Holland is their prized, almost ready for prime-time, pitching prospect in an organization that has several exciting arms. I am jealous of the Rangers young talent. And it's harder for me to dislike them with Ryan at the helm.

I can't fucking stand the Rangers.

They're the Reds of the AL.

Every year they get off to a decent start, and all the front-running moron fans start crowing about how this is the year. No matter how many times you remind them of their 2nd half woes, they go on and on and on, and talk about how much the Astros suck. THEN, the 2nd half of the season rolls around, and those same assholes that wouldn't shut up about the AWESOME Rangers are suddenly talking about Cowboys training camp and Six Flags. You mention the Rangers and they look confused... "I'm not a Rangers fan, I hate pro baseball. When does football season start?"

[Astroholic]

I can't fucking stand the Rangers.

They're the Reds of the AL.

Every year they get off to a decent start, and all the front-running moron fans start crowing about how this is the year. No matter how many times you remind them of their 2nd half woes, they go on and on and on, and talk about how much the Astros suck. THEN, the 2nd half of the season rolls around, and those same assholes that wouldn't shut up about the AWESOME Rangers are suddenly talking about Cowboys training camp and Six Flags. You mention the Rangers and they look confused... "I'm not a Rangers fan, I hate pro baseball. When does football season start?"

So it is really the dallasites you dislike?  Me too!

[Ty in Tampa]

So it is really the Dallasites you dislike?  Me too!

[MRaup]

So it is really the dallasites you dislike?  Me too!

I have no feelings either way toward Dallasites. It's just that, most of the Rangers fans I've ever met are complete and total assclowns.

One of my best friends and a former roommate of mine is a HUGE Rangers fan, but he understands baseball and doesn't talk shit about it. And he was probably the most jealous non-Astros fan friend I had about me going to the World Series when Houston was in it.

[sporadic]

Every year they get off to a decent start, and all the front-running moron fans start crowing about how this is the year. No matter how many times you remind them of their 2nd half woes, they go on and on and on, and talk about how much the Astros suck. THEN, the 2nd half of the season rolls around, and those same assholes that wouldn't shut up about the AWESOME Rangers are suddenly talking about Cowboys training camp and Six Flags. You mention the Rangers and they look confused... "I'm not a Rangers fan, I hate pro baseball. When does football season start?"

Fucking spot on.  This is so much like my best friend it is eeeeeerie.  He will be at the game tonight with his wife wearing their Rangers gear (and the thing that really pisses me off is his wife used to be a "huge astros fan"...marriage should not make you change team affiliations), gloat if they win, then in two months, just as you said, will be talking about the Cowboys while saying how much he hates the Rangers.

[Tralfaz]

...they go on and on and on, and talk about how much the Astros suck. THEN, the 2nd half of the season rolls around, and those same assholes that wouldn't shut up about the AWESOME Rangers are suddenly talking about Cowboys training camp and Six Flags. You mention the Rangers and they look confused... "I'm not a Rangers fan, I hate pro baseball. When does football season start?"

Well said.  

I can't say that I hate the Rangers, especially not in a Cubs or Mets kind of way, but I find their bandwagoneering fan base to be just obnoxious when this series is going on.   I kind of like inter league games between teams form the same cities, and the odd World Series rematches, but this one does nothing for me and it seems to be the same for the players.  

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Holland is their prized, almost ready for prime-time, pitching prospect in an organization that has several exciting arms. I am jealous of the Rangers young talent. And it's harder for me to dislike them with Ryan at the helm.

I don't hate the Rangers. I pity them. That has been one sorry organization for like, ever.

[MRaup]

I don't hate the Rangers. I pity them. That has been one sorry organization for like, ever.

Fuck. That.

They deserve what they get for having a bunch of frontrunning cocksucker fans.

[Astroholic]

Fuck. That.

They deserve what they get for having a bunch of frontrunning cocksucker fans.

See Cowboys, Dallas,
Mavericks, Dallas,
Stars, Dallas.

Hmm, there is a repeating theme here.

[BudGirl]

See Cowboys, Dallas,
Mavericks, Dallas,
Stars, Dallas.

Hmm, there is a repeating theme here.

That you are wrong every other team?

[sporadic]

That you are wrong every other team?

Thanks, BG...I was working on an aneurysm over here.

[BudGirl]

Thanks, BG...I was working on an aneurysm over here.

haters, they are just haters.

[Gizzmonic]

That you are wrong every other team?

You left out a

[MRaup]

haters, they are just haters.

The only team I disagree about are the Stars. They've won a Stanley Cup at least.

Mavs fans are pretty awful in their penis envy of the rest of Texas' NBA teams.

Rangers fans, yeah, already covered.

I find there to be a very serious split in Cowboys fans. The frontrunner fans ARE obnoxious, pretty much completely obnoxious.

However, in Texas at least, there are a lot of quiet Cowboys fans that know plenty about football and support the Cowboys through thick and thin.

I've also noticed that most of the dicknose Ranger fans I know are also dicknose Cowboys fans, though.


I've been a Cowboys fan all my life, but find that I can't really discuss the Cowboys with most people because either a.) people hate them due to the humongous bandwagon from 10+ years ago as "America's Team" or b.) because the person I'm trying to talk to is one of those fucking moron Dallas bandwagoners that would rather talk about Tony Romo dating Jessica Simpson than the actual game.

[Astroholic]

haters, they are just haters.

Yep.

[BudGirl]

I will not group the stars and the cowboys in any group with mavs and rangers.  Won't do it.  Don't care.  Wouldn't make me happy.  And if it is not yet known, if I'm not happy ain't no one happy. 

[Astroholic]

I will not group the stars and the cowboys in any group with mavs and rangers.  Won't do it.  Don't care.  Wouldn't make me happy.  And if it is not yet known, if I'm not happy ain't no one happy. 

You won't but I will.  People I know, I guess, have ruined it for the rest of you.

Yep.

[Jacksonian]

if I'm not happy ain't no one happy. 

You've just written my wife's motto.

[geezerdonk]

The Stars are a first class operation.
Hull (and the rest of the organization) must have been at the end of a long bender when the Avery deal was made. To their everlasting credit, when the hangover wore off and they realized what they had done, they fixed it - immediately and permanently - no excuses offered.  

[BudGirl]

The Stars are a first class operation.
Hull (and the rest of the organization) must have been at the end of a long bender when the Avery deal was made. To their everlasting credit, when the hangover wore off and they realized what they had done, they fixed it - immediately and permanently - no excuses offered.  

the only bad thing about the stars is the owner, tom hicks.

[Andyzipp]

I've been a Cowboys fan all my life, but find that I can't really discuss the Cowboys with most people because either a.) people hate them due to the humongous bandwagon from 10+ years ago as "America's Team" or b.) because the person I'm trying to talk to is one of those fucking moron Dallas bandwagoners that would rather talk about Tony Romo dating Jessica Simpson than the actual game.

So how about that Stephen McGee?

[sporadic]

So how about that Stephen McGee?

My dad, being an Aggie of the crazy variety, went nuts.  He was saying how he could not wait for the season to begin - even if Stephen did not play, that his presence alone would make the Cowboys better. 

On a side note, I was happy about the pick.  I am 100% in favor of mobile backups, as if you get to that point it is usually because you have an injury on the O-line or they just plain suck.  After holding a clipboard a couple of years, I think he will turn into a quality backup.

[Mr. Happy]

Fuck. That.

They deserve what they get for having a bunch of frontrunning cocksucker fans.

I agree 100% with this. I love the Express and Jackie Moore, but I hate the fucking Rangers.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I've got a very refined sense of hate but I just can't hate the Rangers, for me, that's like hating the sick and afflicted, or the kids riding the short bus.

[MRaup]

I've got a very refined sense of hate but I just can't hate the Rangers, for me, that's like hating the sick and afflicted, or the kids riding the short bus.

Except that short bus rider keeps spitting on you and telling you how much you suck compared to him... Until the second semester of school starts and he puts his retainer back in and you can't really understand him anymore.

[Astroholic]

Except that short bus rider keeps spitting on you and telling you how much you suck compared to him... Until the second semester of school starts and he puts his retainer back in and you can't really understand him anymore.

You got issues!

[Bench]

I guess I really don't know any Rangers fans very well.  Any time I've met someone who tells me they're a Rangers fan, I never know what to say to them.  I just kind of feel sorry, look at them blankly, and then change the subject. 

[MRaup]

I guess I really don't know any Rangers fans very well.  Any time I've met someone who tells me they're a Rangers fan, I never know what to say to them.  I just kind of feel sorry, look at them blankly, and then change the subject. 

Funny, I get that reaction from people when I tell them I know Andyzipp.

[EasTexAstro]

Funny, I get that reaction from people when I tell them I know Andyzipp.

Even from Andyzipp...

[Matt]

I have an uncle from the Dallas area that is a rabid Rangers fan that also practices self loathing.  When I was a kid, he would come down for Christmas and what not with tons of Rangers shit for me like hats, shirts and fucking baseball cards. It was like a Mormon mission to convert this poor heathen Astros fan from that awful city in the south.  As a 10 year old I felt like shit having all that Rangers stuff hidden in my closet and was afraid Craig Biggio would drop in one day with Mike Scott and find my stash of dreadful secret Rangers items.  Finally, my uncle took a hint that I wasn't going to convert and I stopped receiving Ruben Sierra baseball cards and stories about how awesome Rafael Palmeiro is.

[Andyzipp]

Even from Andyzipp...

Especially from Andyzipp.  FML.

[MRaup]

Especially from Andyzipp.  MLIA.

FIFY.

[homer]

As a 10 year old I felt like shit having all that Rangers stuff hidden in my closet and was afraid Craig Biggio would drop in one day with Mike Scott and find my stash of dreadful secret Rangers items.

Nominated.

[JimR]

Wouldn't make me happy.  And if it is not yet known, if I'm not happy ain't no one happy. 

except for me

[BudGirl]

except for me

you get happy?

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

Ask your doctor if Cialis is right for you.

[ybbodeus]

I can't fucking stand the Rangers.

They're the Reds of the AL.

Every year they get off to a decent start, and all the front-running moron fans start crowing about how this is the year. No matter how many times you remind them of their 2nd half woes, they go on and on and on, and talk about how much the Astros suck. THEN, the 2nd half of the season rolls around, and those same assholes that wouldn't shut up about the AWESOME Rangers are suddenly talking about Cowboys training camp and Six Flags. You mention the Rangers and they look confused... "I'm not a Rangers fan, I hate pro baseball. When does football season start?"

Just tell 'em their team's built for May; they'll probably come back with some inane Silver Boot smack, so you tell 'em they're built for the Silver Boot and watch 'em walk away delusionally happy.

Mav fans tend to be the same, declaring themselves NBA finalists prior to the crystal ball dropping in Times Square.

Cowboy fans?  Well, I'm one, but JerraJones has made that a bit more challenging in the post-Aikman era.

Star fans?  A great group by comparison to the previous three, but too many of them act like they grew up with the game.  Then again, the rust belt folks used to keep an eye on Trammel Crow construction projects in the late 70's and early 80's like hawks as thousands of Camaros and Firebirds pointed south, poised to head Texas way once a groundbreaking date was announced.  Perhaps a lot of them DID grow up with the game. 

I suppose the younger Star fans can make that claim, given the team's been there since, what, the late 80's/early 90's?

EDIT:  FIFM

[juliogotay]

Just tell 'em their team's built for May; they'll probably come back with some inane Silver Boot smack, so you tell 'em they're built for the Silver Boot and watch 'em walk away delusionally happy.

Mav fans tend to be the same, declaring themselves NBA finalists prior to the crystal ball dropping in Times Square.

Cowboy fans?  Well, I'm one, but JerraJones has made that a bit more challenging in the post-Aikman era.

Star fans?  A great group by comparison to the previous three, but too many of them act like they grew up with the game.  Then again, the rust belt folks used to keep an eye on Trammel Crow construction projects in the late 70's and early 80's like hawks as thousands of Camaros and Firebirds pointed south, poised to head Texas way once a groundbreaking date was announced.  Perhaps a lot of them DID grow up with the game. 

I suppose the younger Star fans can make that claim, given the team's been there since, what, the late 80's/early 90's?

EDIT:  FIFM

Living in the Metroplex I will agree with your assesment pretty much. You have to realize most people here that live north of downtown aren't even Texans so they truly are front-runners. The boob-job and cocaine set goes back and forth between the Mavs and Stars depending on which team is better. A baseball team being built for May is fine with them because the season ends when the Cowboys report to camp in July. I was a Cowboy fan since the Cotton Bowl days because they were the only NFL team in Texas when I was growing up in South Texas. I starting losing interest when Switzer was hired. As much as I can't stand Jerry, Cuban is infinitely worse. There is no Dallas team I really route for.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Just tell 'em their team's built for May;

In my experience, this level of comment is over the heads of most Rangers fans.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

You have to realize most people here that live north of downtown aren't even Texans ...

This is a fine example of an overstatement.

[Bench]

The boob-job and cocaine set goes back and forth between the Mavs and Stars depending on which team is better.

Damn.  No wonder I keep missing them.

[Jose Cruz III]

Except that short bus rider keeps spitting on you and telling you how much you suck compared to him... Until the second semester of school starts and he puts his retainer back in and you can't really understand him anymore.

Wow.