Bracing myself for this one, much as I did for the series opener in Toronto. That one ended well, in spite of Gonzalez. I'll happily take something similar.

I have a couple friends there. Plus, meeting kapkomet's goofy ass in person.

 

Ah. Have to say Arlington is low on my list of stadiums to see.

Ah. Have to say Arlington is low on my list of stadiums to see.

We all know the real Arlington is on W Euclid Ave

Believe it or not, DFW has got a lot of cool stuff to do. Arlington is a decent ball park too.

 

You got a place to crash while you are here!

 

I'll be there Tuesday.

You got a place to crash while you are here!

 

I'll be there Tuesday.

 

Holy crap! IT LIVES!!! :notworthy :notworthy

Holy crap! IT LIVES!!! :notworthy :notworthy

 

 

And now to disappear for another 5 years!

 

WHOOSH!!!

If you're looking for an authentic Texas experience I contend that you'll find it in greater purity and abundance in places like Amarillo, Lubbock and Wichita Falls than Dallas or Houston.

 

But hey that's just me. I think the only real interesting parts of Texas are the desolate western plains and the Mexico/Texas hybrid cities in the south.

 

Yeahhh...none of that is really true.

 

Your opinion maybe...but it is not a wasteland by any means.

 

 

Yeahhh...none of that is really true.

 

Your opinion maybe...but it is not a wasteland by any means.

 

Agreed. The pine forest of east Texas is beautiful. There are so many great beaches along the gulf coast, especially considering how much of it has no one on them. Houston has the Johnson Space Center. The Riverwalk in San Antonio is supposed to be the best in North America. Austin is supposed to be a great town.

Agreed. The pine forest of east Texas is beautiful. There are so many great beaches along the gulf coast, especially considering how much of it has no one on them. Houston has the Johnson Space Center. The Riverwalk in San Antonio is supposed to be the best in North America. Austin is supposed to be a great town.

 

Tons of National and State parks, museums, eclectic restaurants...

 

And the Riverwalk is awesome. We spend every Easter weekend in San Antonio.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...miguel-gonzalez

 

Stats for Gonzalez against the Rangers aren't too bad.

 

287 BAA, 740 OPS. Moreland's the only active Ranger to take him deep, as Chirinos and Choo are out still.

 

 

Watch out for Mazara and Odor. They've been dangerous recently. Desmond's back up to a 700ish OPS after starting out in a miserable slump. Beltre just crushed the Tigers, while Fielder is the main slumping bat after having a bounceback year in 2015.

1. Adam Eaton (L) RF

2. Jimmy Rollins (S) SS

3. Jose Abreu ® 1B

4. Todd Frazier ® 3B

5. Melky Cabrera (S) LF

6. Brett Lawrie ® 2B

7. Avisail Garcia ® DH

8. Alex Avila (L) C

9. Austin Jackson ® CF

 

 

1. Rougned Odor (L) 2B

2. Nomar Mazara (L) RF

3. Adrian Beltre ® 3B

4. Prince Fielder (L) DH

5. Ian Desmond ® LF

6. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

7. Elvis Andrus ® SS

8. Bobby Wilson ® C

9. Delino DeShields ® CF

1. Adam Eaton (L) RF

2. Jimmy Rollins (S) SS

3. Jose Abreu ® 1B

4. Todd Frazier ® 3B

5. Melky Cabrera (S) LF

6. Brett Lawrie ® 2B

7. Avisail Garcia ® DH

8. Alex Avila (L) C

9. Austin Jackson ® CF

 

 

1. Rougned Odor (L) 2B

2. Nomar Mazara (L) RF

3. Adrian Beltre ® 3B

4. Prince Fielder (L) DH

5. Ian Desmond ® LF

6. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

7. Elvis Andrus ® SS

8. Bobby Wilson ® C

9. Delino DeShields ® CF

Yeah, I don't see this ending well for Gonzalez. Hope I'm wrong.

Get your picks to clicks in

 

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=3350243

I have a couple friends there. Plus, meeting kapkomet's goofy ass in person.

 

I'll ignore your little snub.

1. Adam Eaton (L) RF

2. Jimmy Rollins (S) SS

3. Jose Abreu ® 1B

4. Todd Frazier ® 3B

5. Melky Cabrera (S) LF

6. Brett Lawrie ® 2B

7. Avisail Garcia ® DH

8. Alex Avila (L) C

9. Austin Jackson ® CF

 

 

1. Rougned Odor (L) 2B

2. Nomar Mazara (L) RF

3. Adrian Beltre ® 3B

4. Prince Fielder (L) DH

5. Ian Desmond ® LF

6. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

7. Elvis Andrus ® SS

8. Bobby Wilson ® C

9. Delino DeShields ® CF

 

Dioner's bat has been money as of late, but my god is he awful at pitch framing. Nate Jones' walk yesterday pretty much confirmed that for me.

 

Avila's bat might be pretty weak, but at least he can frame a bit better.

Edited May 9, 20169 yr by chw42

If you're looking for an authentic Texas experience I contend that you'll find it in greater purity and abundance in places like Amarillo, Lubbock and Wichita Falls than Dallas or Houston.

 

But hey that's just me. I think the only real interesting parts of Texas are the desolate western plains and the Mexico/Texas hybrid cities in the south.

 

If you are looking for a stereotype Texas experience the panhandle or stretches of west Texas may fill the bill. But a state 5 times larger than Illinois offers a much wider experience than those outdated cliches.

 

I'm not certain what nightlife Dallas is missing. From bars to concerts, teams playing every major and minor sport, museums, theater, what can't you do in Dallas that you can in other cities?

Television stations tonite:

 

 

May 9, 2016

Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers

Stadium: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, TX

Announcers: Ken Harrelson and Steve Stone

Game telecast time: 7:00 PM Central / 8:00 PM Eastern *

‘WGN Sports on my50’

 

7 over-the-air TV stations:

Chicago WPWR-TV Gary, Channel 50 (my network TV)

South Bend WMYS-LD, Channel 69 (my network TV) *

Indianapolis WNDY-TV Marion, IN, Channel 23 (my network TV) *

Rockford WIFR Freeport, Channel 23-3 (Justice Network)

Peoria / Bloomington, IL WAOE Peoria, Channel 59 (my network TV)

Quad Cities WQAD-TV Moline, Channel 8-3 (my network TV)

Cedar Rapids / Waterloo / Iowa City KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids, Channel 9-2 (my network TV)

 

 

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Rangers baseball is on FS SW. Channel 26 in my lineup.

 

what can't you do in Dallas that you can in other cities?

Its more what cant I do in other cities that I can do in Dallas, there is not a whole lot. Same applies to Houston. SA has a little more character. Austin is maybe my least favorite 1m+ city in the USA... god I hate Austin.

Its more what cant I do in other cities that I can do in Dallas, there is not a whole lot. Same applies to Houston. SA has a little more character. Austin is maybe my least favorite 1m+ city in the USA... god I hate Austin.

 

I've hung out some in the Texas triangle. Houston is OK, the area around Rice was were we hung out it was a good vibe. Austin is an awesome city but I could see living there full time to be a bit much with all the "local flavor". I enjoyed the beaches around Galvanston quite a bit. Padre National Seashore is a nice place.

Edited May 9, 20169 yr by chitownsportsfan

Whataburger

 

Rangers baseball is on FS SW. Channel 26 in my lineup.

 

But you have to pay to receive FS SW. We get the game tonite for FREE on local over-the-air TV stations.

 

 

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Is that metv?

 

Is that metv?

 

 

No, 'Me TV' is entirely different, but similar sounding to 'my network TV'.

 

Channel 50 WPWR-TV Gary / Chicago is an affiliate of 'my network TV'. The network allows affiliates to pre-empt network programming when they want to.

 

 

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This pregame discussion has just about half as many posts as the entire game thread had yesterday lol.

Whataburger

 

Shiner