Texas Rangers Thread

[Doc50]

En Fuego.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Two upper deck jacks by Fielder! Gotta love that I think 5 HRs combined yesterday. Woot!

Houston's ace got his ace kicked.

 

[cowboyeric8]

And Colby Cobra Lewis is on the mound to go for another sweep.

 

[coogrfan]

14-3?!!

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[cowboyeric8]

The Rangers with the sweep. Good times in the city of Arlington lately.

 

[YosemiteSam]

The Rangers with the sweep. Good times in the city of Arlington lately.

Meanwhile in Houston

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[YosemiteSam]

How about Hamels last night. Mowed down 12!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Three games up. Wow, the Astros are in full implode mode. Ouch. I remember back in the day. The Astros are the old Rangers back in the 80s-90s-2000s. Show flashes, but actually suck horribly bad.

I do not miss those days one bit.

 

[trickblue]

Three games up. Wow, the Astros are in full implode mode. Ouch. I remember back in the day. The Astros are the old Rangers back in the 80s-90s-2000s. Show flashes, but actually suck horribly bad.

I do not miss those days one bit.

My college roommate moonlights by writing a column on the Astros for an online baseball mag. He said the Astros are cooked and don't fare well against the Rangers...

I hope he's right...

 

[cowboyeric8]

Magic number is currently 8!

Hamels on the mound today against the A's, with the Astros off, hope he win to cut it to 7.

Which then sets up nicely for the weekend series with the Astros. Can almost clinch with a sweep.

 

[cowboyeric8]

Three games up. Wow, the Astros are in full implode mode. Ouch. I remember back in the day. The Astros are the old Rangers back in the 80s-90s-2000s. Show flashes, but actually suck horribly bad.

I do not miss those days one bit.

Their greatest asset is ultimately what hurts them. They rely completely on the long ball. Can't do that and expect to win for an extended period. That and they were absolutely terrible on the road this year, hence the 3 Ranger sweeps.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Their greatest asset is ultimately what hurts them. They rely completely on the long ball.

Ala the Rangers of 'ol

 

[cowboyeric8]

Ala the Rangers of 'ol

Haha exactly. Made games fun to go to, but not much else.

 

[trickblue]

Luckily the days of the "Texas Lumber Company" starring Pete Incaviglia are over...

 

[YosemiteSam]

Luckily the days of the "Texas Lumber Company" starring Pete Incaviglia are over...

WooOOo, nice name drop. I haven't thought about Incaviglia is years. His power virtually disappeared right after he left Texas. Then again, he always played in the old Arlington Stadium which was basically a college stadium.

Wow, what a dump that place was, but I loved stomping on the grandstands. You could really get that place rocking doing that. Cement floors don't work like that haha.

 

[cowboyeric8]

What were the dimensions of the old ballpark? I'm guessing it was near where Cowboys Stadium is now?

 

[trickblue]

WooOOo, nice name drop. I haven't thought about Incaviglia is years. His power virtually disappeared right after he left Texas. Then again, he always played in the old Arlington Stadium which was basically a college stadium.

Wow, what a dump that place was, but I loved stomping on the grandstands. You could really get that place rocking doing that. Cement floors don't work like that haha.

That old Arlington stadium honestly scared the crap out of me. I was always scared it would collapse...

 

[trickblue]

What were the dimensions of the old ballpark? I'm guessing it was near where Cowboys Stadium is now?

Left Field - 330 ft
Left-Center - 380 ft
Center Field - 400 ft
Right-Center - 380 ft
Right Field - 330 ft

 

[trickblue]

Left to Left Center was a dream come true for RH power hitters...

 

[YosemiteSam]

What were the dimensions of the old ballpark? I'm guessing it was near where Cowboys Stadium is now?

The new stadium was built in Arlington Stadium's parking lot.

Here is a picture of the new one being built with the old one still standing in the background.

Almost the exact same thing happen with the Met's Shea Stadium and the new Citi Field.