Silver Boot Smack

[monosylab1k]

This is incredibly late, but I think we need to make Rangers-Astros more of a rivalry. So I'm gonna start seriously talking shit to all the Houston ASStros fans here.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Silver_Boot.JPG/400px-Silver_Boot.JPG

It's ours, bitches! Ya like that shit? FUCK YEAH!!!

4 times now we've dominated your punk asses and taken home the GREATEST BOOT-SHAPED TROPHY IN THE WORLD!!! U mad?

I can't wait for all the jealous bitch-ass ASStros fans to get all pissy cuz the TEXAS RANGERS own the Silver Boot! It's back in Arlington where it belongs! Hell yes!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I've seen high schools with larger rivalries than this.

[leemajors]

i can't believe the tiebreaker is runs scored. that's just stupid. if it's a tie, the boot should stay where it was.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

i can't believe the tiebreaker is runs scored. that's just stupid. if it's a tie, the boot should stay where it was.

Especially considering the Orioles scored more in one night than the Astros did during the 4-game series they won in 2006.

[monosylab1k]

i can't believe the tiebreaker is runs scored. that's just stupid. if it's a tie, the boot should stay where it was.
Don't be hatin! U an ASStros fan????!? The Rangers are the MASTERS OF THE SILVER BOOT!!!! U Mad?

[Findog]

Cherished about as much as the Governor's Cup

[Melmart1]

I have a sign bet going with A-Train, whoever's team finishes with the worst record has to sport a sig of the other's choosing. So far, Astros are one back in the loss column but have played one more game than the Rangers. So it's a virtual tie right now to see who will stink it up less down the wire.

I wonder if today's shakeups will have an adverse affect on the Astros. My sig can only hope! :lol

[monosylab1k]

Don't worry, that sig is safe! The ASStros don't stand a chance! They suck so bad. Roy Oswalt is a bitch!

Just like the Spurs, the Texas Rangers are FOUR TIME CHAMPIONS of the Silver Boot!

[monosylab1k]

Four Silver Boots Baby! Fuck Yeah! Where Are All The Bitch Ass Houston Fans! You Mad???!?!?!?! Fuck You Houston Fans, Arlington Is Where Real Texas Baseball Is Being Played!!!! Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo I'm Drunk B Itches!

[ATRAIN]

Mono, I havent argued with you in a while.....Seriously who the hell cares about the silver boot. Astros vs Rangers....rivalry lmao dude Blaze was right my high school rivalry is bigger than that. Mel im still thinking up your sig dont worry I have been gone for a week but havent forgoten about you.

[Melmart1]

Its incredibly weak smack but funny, especially the drunk part.

As for you, ATRAIN... don't spend too much time thinking about that sig, I would hate for you to waste all that time for something you aren't going to need :)

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Something tells me Mono's being facetious.

[Melmart1]

The Silver Boot Champs will be on ESPN2 tonight. Two nationally-televised games in a row, that's pretty nuts! I'll take it, though. GO RANGERS!

[ATRAIN]

Its incredibly weak smack but funny, especially the drunk part.

As for you, ATRAIN... don't spend too much time thinking about that sig, I would hate for you to waste all that time for something you aren't going to need :)


LOL oh we will see about that!!!!

[peewee's lovechild]

Mel,

Make ATURD put "I love the Yankees" as his sig if he loses the bet.

[Melmart1]

Fuck that, the sig will be Rangers related. I wouldn't wish a sig with the Yankees in it on my worst enemy.

[Whisky Dog]

Silver boots, gold boots... who gives a fuck?

Seriously, the Rangers are a better team than the Astros, but they may finish with a worse record because they have to play legitimate teams like the Angels, Mariners, Red Sox, Yankees, Indians, etc. They don't have the luxury of playing shitty NL teams all the time with barely .500 records like the Cardinals, Cubs, and Brewers. From what I recall, the Rangers owned the Brewers in their series this year, and that was back when the Rangers were really sucking and the Brewers were actually doing well. They were 9-6 in interleague play at a time when they were worse than they are now. Now that the Rangers pitching staff has solidified somewhat they would destroy anyone in the NL Central.

[leemajors]

Silver boots, gold boots... who gives a fuck?

Seriously, the Rangers are a better team than the Astros, but they may finish with a worse record because they have to play legitimate teams like the Angels, Mariners, Red Sox, Yankees, Indians, etc. They don't have the luxury of playing shitty NL teams all the time with barely .500 records like the Cardinals, Cubs, and Brewers. From what I recall, the Rangers owned the Brewers in their series this year, and that was back when the Rangers were really sucking and the Brewers were actually doing well. They were 9-6 in interleague play at a time when they were worse than they are now. Now that the Rangers pitching staff has solidified somewhat they would destroy anyone in the NL Central.
the rangers are a better hitting team than the astros, that's about it. not that that's incredibly difficult to do.

[peewee's lovechild]

Fuck that, the sig will be Rangers related. I wouldn't wish a sig with the Yankees in it on my worst enemy.

Now you're just being petty.

[Trainwreck2100]

Too bad it's been relegated to a trophy that detemines which team is the less crappiest.

[BeerIsGood!]

the rangers are a better hitting team than the astros, that's about it. not that that's incredibly difficult to do.


:lol Obviously you haven't watched the Rangers of late and are going by what you have heard in the media for the last several years. The Rangers bullpen is much more consistent than the Astros, and since the All Star game the defense is at least as good if not better. It was the starting pitching and hitting that has been the biggest problem this year. That said, since the trading deadline the Rangers have had fairly consistent starting pitching but not much hitting. Before the 30 run game against the O's the Rangers had not scored 30 runs in the previous 9 games combined, and lost a lot of of 2-1, 3-2, and even a couple of 1-0 games.

[ATRAIN]

Why are we even talking about 2 teams that are still 10 games below 500. I love my Astros and will watch them till the end of the season, but seriously Rangers and Astros are BOTH done!! Mono your an idiot for starting this thread in the first place!! Mel........LOL so far its still up in the air. Peeweak shut your ass up and go drink some more, you better get used to it since your "BOYS" will let you down a lot more than just pre-season!!

[peewee's lovechild]

Why are we even talking about 2 teams that are still 10 games below 500. I love my Astros and will watch them till the end of the season, but seriously Rangers and Astros are BOTH done!! Mono your an idiot for starting this thread in the first place!! Mel........LOL so far its still up in the air. Peeweak shut your ass up and go drink some more, you better get used to it since your "BOYS" will let you down a lot more than just pre-season!!

Oh, my Boys will be all right.
Just like my Yanks will be all right.

You, however, have another long season to endure.
First the Astros, now the Texans???

Damn.

[ATRAIN]

Oh, my Boys will be all right.
Just like my Yanks will be all right.

You, however, have another long season to endure.
First the Astros, now the Texans???

Damn.


No one cares about your shitty yanks!! YANK ON THIS BITCH!!

[monosylab1k]

Why are we even talking about 2 teams that are still 10 games below 500. I love my Astros and will watch them till the end of the season, but seriously Rangers and Astros are BOTH done!! Mono your an idiot for starting this thread in the first place!! Mel........LOL so far its still up in the air. Peeweak shut your ass up and go drink some more, you better get used to it since your "BOYS" will let you down a lot more than just pre-season!!
sounds like you're just bitter that you don't own THIS -

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Silver_Boot.JPG/400px-Silver_Boot.JPG
Silver Boot....property of the TEXAS RANGERS! NOT THE HOUSTON ASSTROS!
U MAD?

[ATRAIN]

sounds like you're just bitter that you don't own THIS -

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Silver_Boot.JPG/400px-Silver_Boot.JPG
Silver Boot....property of the TEXAS RANGERS! NOT THE HOUSTON ASSTROS!
U MAD?


LOL yeah thats it LMAO!!! Your just mad cause you don't own any of these

http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/spurschamps/slideshows/spursnetsgame6/images/1.jpg

[leemajors]

:lol Obviously you haven't watched the Rangers of late and are going by what you have heard in the media for the last several years. The Rangers bullpen is much more consistent than the Astros, and since the All Star game the defense is at least as good if not better. It was the starting pitching and hitting that has been the biggest problem this year. That said, since the trading deadline the Rangers have had fairly consistent starting pitching but not much hitting. Before the 30 run game against the O's the Rangers had not scored 30 runs in the previous 9 games combined, and lost a lot of of 2-1, 3-2, and even a couple of 1-0 games.
the strange bullpen is keeping the team ERA under 5, but your starting pitching is still horrible. i'll take the staff with Oswalt on it.

[BeerIsGood!]

the strange bullpen is keeping the team ERA under 5, but your starting pitching is still horrible. i'll take the staff with Oswalt on it.

I wasn't saying the Rangers have better starting pitching, I was saying they have a better, more consistent bullpen and possibly better defense. I was also saying that their hitting was better than the Astros, but not by much.

The starting pitching and the bats were the reason they dug a huge hole in April-May-June and had to blow up the team. That said, both are starting to turn the corner. 2008 will show whether they are making real progress or if they will find a way to fuck it up all over again.

[ATRAIN]

I wasn't saying the Rangers have better starting pitching, I was saying they have a better, more consistent bullpen and possibly better defense. I was also saying that their hitting was better than the Astros, but not by much.

The starting pitching and the bats were the reason they dug a huge hole in April-May-June and had to blow up the team. That said, both are starting to turn the corner. 2008 will show whether they are making real progress or if they will find a way to fuck it up all over again.


I go with the 2nd

[leemajors]

i'd say the stros bullpen is much more consistent about giving up runs.

[monosylab1k]

I go with the 2nd
oooh it burns you up inside that you don't have the Silver Boot, don't it you ASStros fan! ha ha! Silver Boot baby! Yeah!

[Spurminator]

Where's your World Series appearance, LAMEger Fan?? Huh? Where's your 3,000 hit man? I don't see any... And if you're so good why don't your pitchers hit? Why not?

Cuz you're stupid that's why.

[monosylab1k]

Let's settle this once and for all.....a battle between the All-Time Rangers team vs. All-Time ASStros team. Best player at each position, and we'll see who's better.

This is for the Golden Silver Boot!

Here's what I think the Texas Team would be -

C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Mark Teixeira
2B - Michael Young
SS - Alex Rodriguez
3B - Buddy Bell
LF - Juan Gonzalez
CF - Rusty Greer
RF - Ruben Sierra
DH - Rafael Palmeiro

SP - Nolan Ryan
SU - Otsuka
CL - John Wetteland

BEAT THAT you stupid ASStrolls fans! HA HA!

[monosylab1k]

Where's your World Series appearance, LAMEger Fan?? Huh? Where's your 3,000 hit man? I don't see any... And if you're so good why don't your pitchers hit? Why not?

Cuz you're stupid that's why.
You just sound MAD that the ASStrolls don't have FOUR Silver Boot titles! U Mad?

[ATRAIN]

You just sound MAD that the ASStrolls don't have FOUR Silver Boot titles! U Mad?


LOL dude the silverboot are you fucking serious. You seem to be the only one that cares about it, so if it helps you sleep at night. Yeah man we are sooo mad grrrrrrrr, im so mad I just want to go kick someones ass.......I cant take it anymore.........FUCKHEAD!!!

[leemajors]

Let's settle this once and for all.....a battle between the All-Time Rangers team vs. All-Time ASStros team. Best player at each position, and we'll see who's better.

This is for the Golden Silver Boot!

Here's what I think the Texas Team would be -

C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Mark Teixeira
2B - Michael Young
SS - Alex Rodriguez
3B - Buddy Bell
LF - Juan Gonzalez
CF - Rusty Greer
RF - Ruben Sierra
DH - Rafael Palmeiro

SP - Nolan Ryan
SU - Otsuka
CL - John Wetteland

BEAT THAT you stupid ASStrolls fans! HA HA!
given that nolan went back to the astros as a pitching consultant, i don't think you can have him as your SP. how about milwood?

[monosylab1k]

oh no, nolan ryan is ours, he played in Texas and he is in the Hall Of Fame with that Texas "T" on his cap! he's ours!

http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/hofplaque.jpg

We've got Nolan Ryan in the Hall Of Fame wearing a Rangers cap, AND we own the Silver Boot!!!!!!! LOL!!!!

it stings, don't it, ASStrolls fans?

[leemajors]

oh no, nolan ryan is ours, he played in Texas and he is in the Hall Of Fame with that Texas "T" on his cap! he's ours!

http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/hofplaque.jpg

We've got Nolan Ryan in the Hall Of Fame wearing a Rangers cap, AND we own the Silver Boot!!!!!!! LOL!!!!

it stings, don't it, ASStrolls fans?
yet he chose to work for the astros?

[ATRAIN]

yet he chose to work for the astros?


Lets not forget he owns the Express........shit they were named after him. Do you guys have a AAA team that he owns?

[leemajors]

ryan also thinks wandy has the tools to become a consistent, great starter in the league. i am not sure about that.

[Spurminator]

Let's settle this once and for all.....a battle between the All-Time Rangers team vs. All-Time ASStros team. Best player at each position, and we'll see who's better.

This is for the Golden Silver Boot!

Here's what I think the Texas Team would be -

C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Mark Teixeira
2B - Michael Young
SS - Alex Rodriguez
3B - Buddy Bell
LF - Juan Gonzalez
CF - Rusty Greer
RF - Ruben Sierra
DH - Rafael Palmeiro

SP - Nolan Ryan
SU - Otsuka
CL - John Wetteland

BEAT THAT you stupid ASStrolls fans! HA HA!


Is there a single player on that team that WASN'T on The Juice??

[ATRAIN]

why even put together a TEAM TEXAS.... they still wouldn't make the series!!

[monosylab1k]

Lets not forget he owns the Express........shit they were named after him. Do you guys have a AAA team that he owns?
Hey, if that takes away the hurt over not winning the SILVER BOOT then go for it, ASStrolls fan! pwn3tdd!

[ATRAIN]

Hey, if that takes away the hurt over not winning the SILVER BOOT then go for it, ASStrolls fan! pwn3tdd!


mono your an idiot during basketball season and an idiot during baseball season. Hate to break it to you but if there was a silverboot in basket ball.......SPURS would have had it the last 50 years.

[monosylab1k]

mono your an idiot during basketball season and an idiot during baseball season. Hate to break it to you but if there was a silverboot in basket ball.......SPURS would have had it the last 50 years.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings
U MAD? :lol

[monosylab1k]

http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/hofplaque.jpg
I just wanted to post another pic of the great TEXAS RANGER, the legendary Nolan Ryan. He loves the Rangers so much that he went into the hall of fame wearing their cap.

Nolan Ryan thinks Rangers > ASStrolls and so should you!

[ATRAIN]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings
U MAD? :lol


Mad at what.....the fact that your trying to compare 2 teams that are obviously out of contention for playoffs over a stupid trophy that means dick year in and year out.

[TheZackAttack!]

http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/hofplaque.jpg
I just wanted to post another pic of the great TEXAS RANGER, the legendary Nolan Ryan. He loves the Rangers so much that he went into the hall of fame wearing their cap.

Nolan Ryan thinks Rangers > ASStrolls and so should you!

If went into the Hall wearing a Texas cap, then yes. Rangers>Astros. Nolan=Truth

[MajorMike]

Until recently, it was the player's choice which cap they would wear, and the players did not always make the most popular choice. For example, Nolan Ryan entered the Hall in 1999 wearing a Texas Rangers cap on his plaque, even though he only spent five seasons with the Rangers, and had longer and more successful tenures with the Astros (nine seasons, 1980–88) and Angels (eight seasons, 1972–79), and won his only championship as a member of the Mets in 1969. He did however, get his 5000th strikeout, 300th win, and his last two no-hitters as a Ranger, which is why Ryan chose to go in as a Ranger.


He chose to wear a Rangers cap for his HOF plaque to reflect his Texas heritage, as well as the fact that his 300th win, 5000th strikeout, and last two no-hitters came as a Ranger.


Despite Ryan's longevity, his place among the game's greats has been questioned.[5][6] A major complaint against Ryan is his low winning percentage, .526. Statistical comparisons with Walter Johnson, Ferguson Jenkins, Lefty Grove and other Hall of Fame pitchers have been run, showing that Ryan was only slightly better, in winning percentage, than the teams he played on. These studies have shown that despite the common belief that Ryan played mostly for bad teams, his teams (disregarding Ryan's own wins and losses) had a .503 winning percentage over his career (.506, if you disregard the 1966 New York Mets for whom he pitched three innings and who lost 95 games). Thus, Ryan's winning percentage was only .023 better than the teams for which he played. (By comparison, Walter Johnson, whose Washington Senators didn't win a pennant until his 18th season, was .107 better than the teams on which he played.) Other Hall of Fame pitchers studied in this respect fare worse than Johnson, but better than Ryan. Bill James's Historical Baseball Abstract shows that only a few Hall of Fame starting pitchers do worse than Ryan in this area. Notably, only two teams (the 1973 New York Mets and the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals) have reached the World Series with a winning percentage worse than Ryan's lifetime percentage.

[Whisky Dog]

Since the 30-3 game the Rangers are 10-4, 11-4 in their last 15. If this keeps up, looks like the 'stros are going to lose this interstate record war.

[FirebatMIV]

Judging a pitcher by winning % is a stupid old fashioned criteria used by stupid old-fashioned people. It's bullshit ideas like this that keeps one of the greatest pitchers of all time (and former Rangers great) Bert Blyleven from the HOF.

Now, onto the smack. The Rangers have a better ML team, better minor league system, better owner, better record, plays in a better league and oh yean, we got that little thing we call "the boot."

Rangers>>>>>Asstros.

[Melmart1]

Rangers have won 10 of their last twelve and five in a row. It gets tough now on road for something like 18 of the last games, especially with a doubleheader against Detroit looming. If the Astros are going to get back in this bet, the time is now. Six behind in win column, seven in loss column does not bode well ...

:)

[Melmart1]

Oh yeah, and Rangers are now in THIRD PLACE in the AL West. :lol

I know, I know, not a big deal and its actually a tie with Oakland but shit, it's very significant after shitty start. They are playing great baseball with scrubs like Jerry Hairston Jr and Ramon Vazquez in the lineup. Gotta love the momentum going into next year.

[FromWayDowntown]

Who exactly would be on an All-Time Astros team? There are so few players in Astros history who really have phenomenal offensive numbers, so there are some defensive-minded guys who have to be in that lineup. Here's my stab at it:

C -- Alan Ashby
1B -- Jeff Bagwell
2B -- Craig Biggio
3B -- Ken Caminiti
SS -- Dickie Thon
LF -- Jose Cruz
CF -- Cesar Cedeno
RF -- Lance Berkman
BN -- Jim Wynn
BN -- Moises Alou
BN -- Craig Reynolds/Roger Metzger
BN -- Glenn Davis
BN -- Brad Ausmus
BN -- Joe Morgan

The historically pedestrian numbers of the Astros greatest lineup suggests strongly to me that the major difference between the Astros and the Rangers has always been the Astros strong pitching and defense. That might explain why the Astros have substantially more historical success than the Rangers do. In any event, the Astros pitching staff is much easier to put together:

SP -- J.R. Richard
SP -- Mike Scott
SP -- Joe Niekro
SP -- Larry Dierker
SP -- Roy Oswalt
RP -- Billy Wagner
RP -- Dave Smith
RP -- Joe Sambito
RP -- Octavio Dotel
RP -- Larry Andersen

or something like that. Certainly not a team with bigger names than the Rangers' team; but perhaps a team with more game than the Rangers' team -- and certainly much longer resumes when it comes to team successes.

[Whisky Dog]

Is that Ken Caminiti with or without the 'roids?

[FromWayDowntown]

Is that Ken Caminiti with or without the 'roids?

Depends. Do the Rangers get Gonzalez, Palmeiro, and Pudge with the 'roids (allegedly)?

[monosylab1k]

Depends. Do the Rangers get Gonzalez, Palmeiro, and Pudge with the 'roids (allegedly)?
Better take a look at what Bagwell's got in his Weaties box while we're at it.

[degenerate_gambler]

Who exactly would be on an All-Time Astros team?


I know Nolie wasn't a 'Stro for an extended number of years but for me I'd have to include him.

And poor Dickie Thon....we'll never know how good he would have been over the course of a 10-15 year career but those first two years in Houston were no fluke. Dude could flat out play.

[FromWayDowntown]

Better take a look at what Bagwell's got in his Weaties box while we're at it.

That still makes it 2 Astros to 3 Rangers.

[monosylab1k]

That still makes it 2 Astros to 3 Rangers.
that's great. i'm gonna go ahead and cast a shadow of doubt on Biggio, Berkman, and Alou while I'm at it.

Now it's 5 Astros and 3 Rangers. Rangers are less roided up now. Sweet.

[FromWayDowntown]

I know Nolie wasn't a 'Stro for an extended number of years but for me I'd have to include him.

I don't have a dog in the fight -- I'm more trying to push the conversation with my posts; but for the record, monoslyab1k has already claimed Ryan for the Rangers and says that a player can only be on one side or the other. It's probably okay for the Astros, since there are a number of good starting pitchers to pull from in Astros' history.


And poor Dickie Thon....we'll never know how good he would have been over the course of a 10-15 year career but those first two years in Houston were no fluke. Dude could flat out play.

Agreed. Never really the same after Mike Torrez.

[monosylab1k]

wait....there are people taking this thread seriously?

[degenerate_gambler]

...monoslyab1k has already claimed Ryan for the Rangers and says that a player can only be on one side or the other. It's probably okay for the Astros, since there are a number of good starting pitchers to pull from in Astros' history.


True.

Let's see...David Clyde or Nolan Ryan

Chan Ho or....


although I liked Charlie Hough.

[Melmart1]

Chan Ho or....



Well, now that he is in the Astros' farm system, maybe he will get called up next season and then the Astros can claim him on their all-time team. :lmao

btw, FromWayDowntown -- did you ever go see your Orioles? I think you had said you had the chance to or something. I hope they won if you did.

[FromWayDowntown]

btw, FromWayDowntown -- did you ever go see your Orioles? I think you had said you had the chance to or something. I hope they won if you did.

I didn't actually get to go. We had discussed making a trip with my aunt and some cousins to go see the game and were playing it by ear until we got there, since my uncle is a tax advisor to Peter Angelos and tickets to Orioles games are, therefore, relatively easy to come by. In the end, too many were too tired to make the trip (about a 70 minute drive from where we were) and it was a school night, so we didn't go. :depressed

In any event, I missed O's and Devil Rays, though so it wasn't like I missed a great deal; and, per usual, the Orioles lost.

[Melmart1]

Damn, that's too bad you didn't get to go. Even if your team loses, baseball is still fun, especially in person. You shoulda gone and seen the Suns instead! I think they were actually playing the Orioles' farm team around that time, if memory serves. I am going to another Missions game manana, can't beat MiLB ticket prices, especially for playoff games.

I am kinda cheering for the Orioles at this point, cus I have Nick Markakis on my fantasy team, lol. I had Guthrie but waived him today because it looks like he is out for the season. Might be rough from here on out for your birds, but hope springs eternal in March :)

[FromWayDowntown]

Damn, that's too bad you didn't get to go. Even if your team loses, baseball is still fun, especially in person. You shoulda gone and seen the Suns instead! I think they were actually playing the Orioles' farm team around that time, if memory serves.

I probably should have gone, but there's an odd family aversion to going to Suns games these days and I've never really asked about it because there are (strangely) a lot of other things to do when I'm in Hagerstown.


I am going to another Missions game manana, can't beat MiLB ticket prices, especially for playoff games.

Sounds like a great time -- I love minor league baseball and don't go enough to be quite frank about it. I should go tomorrow night. . . . .


I am kinda cheering for the Orioles at this point, cus I have Nick Markakis on my fantasy team, lol. I had Guthrie but waived him today because it looks like he is out for the season. Might be rough from here on out for your birds, but hope springs eternal in March :)

Good luck with that.

I recently bought DVD's of the 1979 World Series just to have some meaningful games involving the O's to watch -- of course, they broke my heart back then too (who loses a 3 games to 1 lead in a World Series with home field advantage? The 1979 Orioles, for one!!!).

[Melmart1]

I probably should have gone, but there's an odd family aversion to going to Suns games these days and I've never really asked about it because there are (strangely) a lot of other things to do when I'm in Hagerstown.
I have been to Baltimore a few times when I used to live in Virginia, but never Hagerstown.




Sounds like a great time -- I love minor league baseball and don't go enough to be quite frank about it. I should go tomorrow night. . . . . There are still great seats left, the lower level box seats are only $10.50 with taxes and fees. It is also Game 1 of the Texas League Championship Series, they finished the sweep of Frisco on Friday when I went, was a great time. Some really great players, including Chase Headley, who one of the organizations I work for ranked no. 19 in all of the minors recently.

Not sure where we are sitting cus I have to wait and see if my brother is going with us or his friends before we buy but I am gonna try and get near the bullpen. My nephews both have a foul ball now, and they want autographs.

I started a thread about this last week and not a single reply :lol Guess nobody else likes minor league baseball :(

[FromWayDowntown]

I have been to Baltimore a few times when I used to live in Virginia, but never Hagerstown.

I'm not sure that anyone just happens upon Hagerstown. It's about 70 miles west of Baltimore and sits in an Appalaichian valley. It's right in the skinniest part of Maryland -- Interstate 81 runs through Hagerstown, but from the time you enter Maryland from West Virginia and the time you enter Pennsylvania from Maryland, you cover about 11 miles of land.

It's a really nice place to me, and I love going there to see family, but it's sort of like someone visiting Texas and going to San Angelo.

Tourism is up a bit of late because Prime outlets built an outlet mall that isn't quite as big as the complex in San Marcos and now bargain shoppers flock to Hagerstown to take advantage. It's also a good place for Civil War buffs to go, since it's about a 10 minute drive from Sharpsburg (site of the Antietam battlefield) and no more than an hour to sites like Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg. Still, it's not exactly flush with touristy sorts of things to do.


There are still great seats left, the lower level box seats are only $10.50 with taxes and fees. It is also Game 1 of the Texas League Championship Series, they finished the sweep of Frisco on Friday when I went, was a great time. Some really great players, including Chase Headley, who one of the organizations I work for ranked no. 19 in all of the minors recently.

Not sure where we are sitting cus I have to wait and see if my brother is going with us or his friends before we buy but I am gonna try and get near the bullpen. My nephews both have a foul ball now, and they want autographs.

I started a thread about this last week and not a single reply :lol Guess nobody else likes minor league baseball :(

I wasn't here last week -- I might have responded otherwise. In any event, I'm not sure that work obligations will allow me to go, but if I decide that I can go, I'll post something to advise that I'm going so that you can steer clear!!

[Melmart1]

I'm not sure that anyone just happens upon Hagerstown. It's about 70 miles west of Baltimore and sits in an Appalaichian valley. It's right in the skinniest part of Maryland -- Interstate 81 runs through Hagerstown, but from the time you enter Maryland from West Virginia and the time you enter Pennsylvania from Maryland, you cover about 11 miles of land.

That will forever trip me out about the east coast, how you can drive from one state to the next in minutes. I once had a date with a guy who lived in Delaware, he drove to Jersey to pick me up, and we went out on our date -- in Philadelphia! :lmao Took less than an hour driving each way. Unbelievable.



Tourism is up a bit of late because Prime outlets built an outlet mall that isn't quite as big as the complex in San Marcos and now bargain shoppers flock to Hagerstown to take advantage. It's also a good place for Civil War buffs to go, since it's about a 10 minute drive from Sharpsburg (site of the Antietam battlefield) and no more than an hour to sites like Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg. Still, it's not exactly flush with touristy sorts of things to do. The only outlets I remember are the Potomac Prime or something, and that was in VA, since that's where the Potomac is :lol . I lived about 20 minutes from Williamsburg at one point (in Newport News) so the history thing in DC/MD/NoVA does nothing for me really, which I suppose is why I never really explored that option.




I wasn't here last week -- I might have responded otherwise. In any event, I'm not sure that work obligations will allow me to go, but if I decide that I can go, I'll post something to advise that I'm going so that you can steer clear!!Well I don't know what you look like, so easy to steer clear. But if you look anything like your avatar, I would have steered clear anyways. :nope :lol

[FirebatMIV]

Let's settle this once and for all.....a battle between the All-Time Rangers team vs. All-Time ASStros team. Best player at each position, and we'll see who's better.

This is for the Golden Silver Boot!

Here's what I think the Texas Team would be -

C - Pudge Rodriguez
1B - Mark Teixeira
2B - Michael Young
SS - Alex Rodriguez
3B - Buddy Bell
LF - Juan Gonzalez
CF - Rusty Greer
RF - Ruben Sierra
DH - Rafael Palmeiro

SP - Nolan Ryan
SU - Otsuka
CL - John Wetteland

BEAT THAT you stupid ASStrolls fans! HA HA!

Not bad, mine would be.

OF Jeff Burroughs
OF Rusty Greer
OF Juan Gonzalez
SS Alex Rodriguez
DH Rafael Palmiero
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Buddy Bell
C Pudge Rodriguez
2B Ian Kinsler

SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Charlie Hough
SP Kevin Brown

RP Jeff Zimmerman
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Akinori Otsuka
RP John Wettland
CL Jim Kern

[leemajors]

that's great. i'm gonna go ahead and cast a shadow of doubt on Biggio, Berkman, and Alou while I'm at it.

Now it's 5 Astros and 3 Rangers. Rangers are less roided up now. Sweet.
alou probably only took supplements so pissing on his hands would be more effective.

[Melmart1]

Not bad, mine would be.

OF Jeff Burroughs
OF Rusty Greer
OF Juan Gonzalez
SS Alex Rodriguez
DH Rafael Palmiero
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Buddy Bell
C Pudge Rodriguez
2B Ian Kinsler

SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Charlie Hough
SP Kevin Brown

RP Jeff Zimmerman
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Akinori Otsuka
RP John Wettland
CL Jim Kern
Are you the FirebatM3 who posts at Lone Star Ball?

[FirebatMIV]

Are you the FirebatM3 who posts at Lone Star Ball?

Yep a Rangers/Spurs fan.

[Melmart1]

Yep a Rangers/Spurs fan.
Cool, I had no idea there was another Spurs fans there. Sometimes I feel lost amidst names like "the dirkatron" and anything with a variation of the number 41 in it. :lol Good to know there are other Rangers/Spurs fans out there. :tu