ALCS Game 6

[austro]

Did Darling really just say that Berkman has less experience at 1B than A-Rod does at 3B? What a douche.

[astrojo]

rooting for vlad to have an mvp moment here

[Bench]

GAH!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

According to Baseball-Reference.com, Alex has 992 games at third, and Lance has 717 at first.

[austro]

GAH!

You are being punished for your new-found Yankee fandom.

[loganck]

Strikezone has been all over the place.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Vlad is an easy guy to root for.

[austro]

According to Baseball-Reference.com, Alex has 992 games at third, and Lance has 717 at first.

I don't doubt that, but seriously, Darling said it as if Berkman had never played first base before and would surely fuck up anything hit at him. I think it's safe to say that by the time you've played 500 games at a particular position in the big leagues you know just about everything there is to know about the position. If Darling wants to talk about shaky Yankee first basemen, he should talk about Swisher.

[austro]

GAH!

And again.

[austro]

Vlad is an easy guy to root for.

I like the idea that his mom cooked dinner for the Latin players on BOTH teams.

[Bench]

Vlad is an easy guy to root for.

Definitely.  I've always been a fan.

The annoying part is that I really like a lot of the Rangers players. 

[austro]

Definitely.  I've always been a fan.

The annoying part is that I really like a lot of the Rangers players. 

It must be pretty powerful mojo that has you pulling for the Yankees. What is it?

[Bench]

It must be pretty powerful mojo that has you pulling for the Yankees. What is it?

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

[Bench]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

And, I like game sevens.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I don't doubt that, but seriously, Darling said it as if Berkman had never played first base before and would surely fuck up anything hit at him. I think it's safe to say that by the time you've played 500 games at a particular position in the big leagues you know just about everything there is to know about the position. If Darling wants to talk about shaky Yankee first basemen, he should talk about Swisher.

Yeah. Darling is a douche.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

Well me too, but I hate the fucking Yankees more.

[austro]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

Got it. On the other hand, I could see a Rangers' championship serving as a wake-up call to Drayton: SEE THIS? THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!

[Bench]

Well me too, but I hate the fucking Yankees more.

I just don't.  The Yankees are the Yankees.  If they win another championship, not a whole lot changes.  If the Rangers do, it's a big deal.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I just don't.  The Yankees are the Yankees.  If they win another championship, not a whole lot changes.  If the Rangers do, it's a big deal.

I'm counting on SF or Philly to have something to say about that too.

[Bench]

Got it. On the other hand, I could see a Rangers' championship serving as a wake-up call to Drayton: SEE THIS? THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!

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It's not a wake up call I want to hear.  The Rangers have been fucked for decades while the Astros have excelled.  "This is how we do it" is hollow medicine. 

[MusicMan]

Yeah. Darling is a douche.

No, he's an 86 Met, meaning he is pure evil.

[Bench]

I'm counting on SF or Philly to have something to say about that too.

Me too.  I'd rather any chance were taken out of it. 

[Bench]

DIVE YOU STUPID MONKEY!

It worked last time.

[austro]

I'm counting on SF or Philly to have something to say about that too.

Better be Philly, because I don't think SF could do it.

[Bench]

Beautiful intangibles by Jeter.

[austro]

Beautiful intangibles by Jeter.

I think those are called "outs".

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

If the Rangers were playing the steM or FTC in the World Series, I'd have to root for the Rangers.

[Bench]

I think it's odd that Nolan wears a suit and overcoat in NYC but a golf shirt in Arlington. 

[austro]

I think it's odd that Nolan wears a suit and overcoat in NYC but a golf shirt in Arlington. 

Yeah, I noticed that earlier: pretty casual. Maybe those are his "getting soaked with champagne" clothes.

[hostros7]

Did Darling really just say that Berkman has less experience at 1B than A-Rod does at 3B? What a douche.

Dude, I had this thread completely tee'd up 10 minutes ago with the stats and all and thought better of it thinking I was being a sensitive homer.  I'm glad you posted it.  It wasn't so much what he said but how he said it...with a hint of ignorance muddled with condescension.  It was like he thought Lance was a DH forced to play first because Tex went down...for his whole career.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Girardi should let that guy eat his taco bell and quit fucking with him.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Classic Lance swing for a triple! But the fucking Yankees couldn't do anything to bring him in. So he's stranded on third. Fucking Yankees.

[austro]

It wasn't so much what he said but how he said it...with a hint of ignorance muddled with condescension.

That was exactly what pissed me off so much. He said it as if Berkman were the last person on their bench and had never done anything other than DH and would obviously be completely out of his element at first base. I mean, he's 34 (or whatever) and played his entire career in the NL: what did Darling think he had been doing all those years?

[Bench]

Kerry fucking Wood.  Fuck him.

[austro]

Putting up about 6 runs on Joba Chamberlain would be a fantastic finish to this game. "Over-rated! Over-rated!"

[Ron Brand]

Rangers in full-on cruise mode.

[austro]

Rangers in full-on cruise mode.

Keith and Mick and Bill and Charlie and Mick arrived in my mailbox today. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town tomorrow, so I won't be get to check it out until Sunday.

[Ron Brand]

Keith and Mick and Bill and Charlie and Mick arrived in my mailbox today. Unfortunately, I'll be out of town tomorrow, so I won't be get to check it out until Sunday.

You are going to love it.

[Ron Brand]

What the hell - crank it up tonight! You'll be too excited to sleep after this Ranger victory anyway.

[Ron Brand]

These Yankees look like they've given up already. Going to the plate and swinging away is not The Yankee Way. They're trying to go home.

[Bench]

BRETT GARDNEEER IS AWUL HUSTLE!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

HE DON'T KNOW THE SCRIPT!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Okay lets get this over with.

[Lurch]

DIVE YOU STUPID MONKEY!

racist.

[Bench]

racist.

I didn't say snow monkey.  That would be racist.

[OregonStrosFan]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

My thoughts exactly, though my hatred of the Yankees makes me want to see the Rangers lose the WS rather than the ALCS...

[Ron Brand]

That's a sad Sabathia...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

How fitting, that it comes down to Alex Rodriguez for the final out.

[Craig]

Those dumbasses behind homeplate are holding the Texas flag upside-down.

[Ron Brand]

All right, half the Series is set. Congratulations to Nolan Ryan and the Rangers.

[austro]

How fitting, that it comes down to Alex Rodriguez for the final out.

Isn't that fantastic?

[austro]

Those dumbasses behind homeplate are holding the Texas flag upside-down.

That's because the world as we know it is now upside-down.

[Ebby Calvin]

Good for them.  I hope they get swept.

[94CougarGrad]

Kerry fucking Wood.  Fuck him.

I still consider him a FTCub. I don't care whose uniform he's wearing now. FTC.

[94CougarGrad]

Those dumbasses behind homeplate are holding the Texas flag upside-down.

Morons. You're supposed to fly the flag upside down as a distress signal.  Kinda like game 5.

[LonerATO]

The moment the Rangers win a World Series is the moment the Astros take a back seat to the Rangers as the baseball team in Texas. I am sure that if the Rangers win you will even see a ton of Rangers gear on people even in Houston. I also hope the fucking Chron doesn't put a ton of exposure on the Rangers on the front of the paper tomorrow, but I bet they will. I was in Dallas when the Astros won the NLCS and the Dallas Morning News only had some small print on the front page and in the sports section only had a small blurb about it. Knowing how shitty the paper is here it will probably have a big write up because the Chron sucks with its use of AP/evergreen stories.

[Ty in Tampa]

On the other hand, I could see a Rangers' championship serving as a wake-up call to Drayton: SEE THIS? THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!

How they did it was to acquire one the best pitchers in baseball. No Cliff Lee, no WS. Drayton's been there before.

[BudGirl]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

+1

[Rebel Jew]

I don't want Nolan to lead the Rangers to a World Series victory before the Astros win one.  It's that simple.

Hate to break it to you, but it's gonna happen.  Rangers are the class of these playoffs.

[Ron Brand]

I see what you did there.

[BudGirl]

I don't like it, but they do seem like they are going to win it all.  I'm trying to prepare myself for them to be the first Texas team to win a World Series.

[Bench]

Hate to break it to you, but it's gonna happen.  Rangers are the class of these playoffs.

Yep.  Top to bottom they've been the best team.