Hanley Ramirez
1st inning
0 on
2-2 count
399 ft.

Why can’t everybody sing the Star Spangled Banner like Sheryl Crow? She just sang the thing. No stylistics. And it sounded great.

Albert Pujols needs a restraining order against this FOX broadcast team that’s stalking him. Did you see the way McCarver was bouncing in his shoes when Buck just mentioned that he was gonna mention him?

Nice version, agreed Evan.

They are going to turn America against Albert.

Geee….didn’t see enough of ICHIRO this past week.

i am constantly getting bartelo colon and time lincecum mixed up.

HAHA….I like Lincecum already!

And becca, me too!

ohhh! i wouldn’t have thought to call HB in the all star game. i guess the giants hate the yankees too. watch out texeria! this doesn’t look like it bodes well for your at bats.

he can has cheezburger

The Rangers are one step closer to home field advantage in the World Series!

Mccarver sucks,…what’s wrong with lincecum???

Rangers still not great with RISP.

Good thing Lincecum didn’t cover first, otherwise not an auspicious first for the Ranger hitters…

I am going out on a limb here and say the rangers swing at the first pitch. Call me crazy.

My All-Star for tonight – the blonde at the end of the third row with the black top on when they use the tight camera on left-handed hitters

Pujols will probably K in his at bat, it seems like he has was trying too hard last night, i think the pressure is getting to him

I can’t decide if FOX thinks only Pujols fans are watching the game or if they fear no one knows who he is so they have to hit him hard. Great play by MY either way!

‘atta boy Young

does anyone else think that the transformers transform too fast, they need to slow it down a bit

@Evan- too bad she’s with a Red Sox douche, not that I would ever have a chance but still…

For those of you who aren’t sure if you want the Rangers to go for it this year or wait until next year, McCarver should make that decision easier.

If the Rangers make the playoffs you can either go to the game or listen to radio broadcast, and not have to listen to this moron.

Cut old Tim some slack, it’s not like he’s Joe Morgan or anything

and the correct spelling is halladay.

Too bad that didn’t use that mic for Artie Lange on Joe Buck’s abortion of a talk show

There’s a Ranger hit!

I’ll never forget a couple years ago when Joe Buck spoke the words “And that brings up Jim Thome as the tying run. Now, here’s Kevin Kennedy with David Wright.” FOX isn’t exactly “watching” the game…

I thought we might see him pinch hit for the pitcher at some point.

@Becca: I thought they were gophers. Gerbils.

“i really” not i’ve. i need to quit typing. brain hurts today.

Thanks for the clarification.

Does McCarver think Tampa Bay is in the National League? What is this, “In Edwin Jackson’s first year back in the American League ….”

@Evan Switzerland is gorgeous.

@Don: McCarver also just said “I remember a game we did on May 26 with the Phillies and the Yankees…”

That’s another interesting quote since the Yankees were playing in Texas that day.

and Jason Bartlett might be interested to find out that he is now Ben Zobrist.

Evening all, what have I missed? Are Hammy and MY still in the game?

and by last inning, i meant the top of that inning.

Wait, Pujols was playing in this game? Why didn’t they mention that earlier?

Did I hear right last night that Pujols has 32HR’s and 35 K’s this year? Is that even possible? My guess is he’s never taken instruction from Rudy! Ok, ok, I’ll leave him alone tonight.

I know, he mentioned that the pitcher with the slow leg kick was slide stepping to keep the speedy Michael Young close to the bag????

That man is a bad-ace.

And don’t get me started about Pujols, y’all, my internal “Beavis & Butthead” can’t handle it. I notice Buck’s always real careful to say “pujolsss”…

What?! Surely I mis-heard that… He didn’t just say Texas is a game and a half up, did he?

@ALL: If I heard correctly, McCarver was dead-set that had Carl Crawford not caught the ball, it would have been off the top of the wall. … right until the replay clearly showed he stole a homer away.

I have always liked watching All-Star Game intros, but the game, with the last men elected to the team making the difference seems anti-climactic.

Now discussing Argentina.

@Evan: Don’t go to Argentina, go to Buenos Aires.

I’m calling an Adam Jones double.

Argentina is a great choice if you are traveling in the winter because that is their summer.

@Evan: Switzerland in summer = excellent. Switzerland in February = lovely but cold. And whenever you go, look out for the overly aggressive swans.

Oh, good point Don, and here’s the deal sealer. The toilet water flushes backwards. Worth the price of airfare just to see that.

How does salary have anything to do with whether or not you are an MVP candidate?

@ALL: Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls and Patagonia have caught my interest.

First thing McCarver has said that I’ve agreed with in a long, long time: That Youkilis might be the most valuable player in the AL. Of course, that’s how I saw it on my MVP ballot last year, but that’s another story.

Speaking of Maddon, it did make me wanna puke when they introduced 5 Rays. I know, I know, it’s expected for the managers to do that…. but it’s still just wrawng.

@Juboon: you won’t think it’s wrong when Wash does it!

@Don: No, ryansdad is correct. Water swirls in the opposite direction below the equator.

@Don: That’s what my husband said! From y’all’s lips to God’s ears!

@ PartTime I caught it when you said Holland and laughed.

Joe Buck: Adrian Gonzalez one of best power hitters unknown to most of the county. You know why? Because FOX and ESPN insist on talking only about Boston and the Yankees.

Evan, quick question. It has now been 1/2 of a season since the blog has been up. How is it progressing? Has this been considered successful? Is it making D $$$? Are there any new ideas, people, or changes of any kind being considered?

Did that video of Bud Selig make him look a little too much like Mr. Burns wringing his hands?

Kinsler would’ve had that…

i just thought selig’s jowls looking a little more pronounced tonight. could have just just been the ‘up-angle’ of the camera, though.

It doesn’t help Gonzalez that he plays on the West Coast (San Diego, even!).

Can you imagine how much we would have heard about Barry Bonds if he had played for Boston or New York?

@becca: i heard a rumor about it ….

I hope Nelly gets in there…

Do they give the Yanks so much coverage because there are so many Yankee fans all over the country, or are there so many Yankee fans all over the country because they get so much coverage?

What came first…

The only think that I have heard is from Jamey Newberg. He suggested within 10 days.

@PT: Honestly? I suspect it’s neither. I think it got to be a habit, because a) the media and the team are in the same town so it’s convenient, b) the Yankees were so good for so long, c) the Yankees have always been controversial (and they don’t care why we watch, as long as we do), and d) they’ve got the advertising dollars, and these days, that’s where the news goes as well.

Thanks, Don!

Since they’ve only got the three man bench now, I assume both Nippert and Mathis will be gone by the time Feliz gets here because they’ve got to get away from the 13-man pitching staff.

I heard JD on The Ticket last week say something to the effect of Feliz would pitch back to back last weekend to see how did, then pitch in the futures game, have a four day rest and then in very vague terms suggested Arlington was a possibility. When is/was the “Futures” game?

Futures game was Sunday.

It was Sunday, but he hasn’t pitched back-to-back days yet.

He didn’t this weekend? JD said specifically that he would.

Rivera – top 10 pitcher all time? Maybe higher, IMO

yeah, that rivera guy is pretty ok.

Because he personifies everything wrong with Major League Baseball.

I agree..Teixeira is my least liked player in all of baseball.

Ptrf – don’t really hate him. Just a weaselly mercenary. Great player though. Though his aprils buried us as much as anything.

Oh well, goodnight boys and girl.

He never connected with fans here. He was snobby, had an infamous problem with the Ticket, the list continues…

@PTRF: It’s hard to explain. He was just a cancer. Kinda a Bonds type (to bring up someone else who was mentioned earlier). I even met Tex once and he was perfectly normal as a person. But when it came to his work… notsomuch. And maybe that’s it. Dude, you get to play a freakin’ GAME for a living, and you get paid an insane, ungodly amount of money to do it; be more positive about it, not so whiny.

never underestimate the power of the ticket..haha no but seriously, it embodies him…he’s uptight, never looked like he liked what he was doing, complained, etc. A-Rod had much the same problems. I met him once. Talk about total jerk.

@ranger’s fan: were you a hooters waitress that he tipped poorly?

Was that the worste sports broadcast ever? They only interesting thing about this game was the Obama pitch and apparently the Fox camera man couldn’t keep up with the heat Obama fired. Oh, lets not forget the 2 minute taco bell ad and the post game MVP interview that the sound was in 6 second delay!

@PTRF: he didn’t want to be here and he was going to get out of town as soon as he could. Would that make you like him? and it’s not like we didn’t try to sign him for REALLY good money. He didn’t want to be here and it wasn’t a big secret.

@PTRF- You have to remember that Yankees fans and Rangers fans are very different in one way…a winning team. We have had very few of them and no playoff success. So, it’s important to connect with the fans and develop an “all hands on deck” mentality to give you a reason to come to the park. The current Rangers team has connected with fans. That makes it all the more fun to go watch them play, along with the winning thing!

Also, Jeter has played his entire career in NY and lead them to the promise land. Young is our Jeter…just waiting for that success!

@PTRF: also, Texas fans aren’t exactly partial to “preppie” ball players! We kinda like “good ‘ol boys!”

@PTRF: One you wouldn’t want to have come to your BBQ because they’d bring wine instead of beer and turn up their noses at your brisket?

Well, yeah. I think you and RangersFan are right — win, and nothing else matters. But as long as we have no winners, it’s really important that we be able to relate to the players as people. You want to feel like you would want to hang out w/ them. (And I’m not knocking wine, BTW! )

Good stuff.

Wow, this years game took 2:31, or 2:20 shorter than last years game.

Me, too! Peace out y’all