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C.J. Wilson is a d-bag. Way to ruin my first night back from Mexico.

Jesus, I go to OD, the O's lose. I go to Mexico (Riviera Maya) the O's go 6-0. I come back, they get swept in a double header in two close games. WTF. :confused:

Can I buy you a ticket to Mexico?

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C.J. Wilson is a d-bag. Way to ruin my first night back from Mexico.

Jesus, I go to OD, the O's lose. I go to Mexico (Riviera Maya) the O's go 6-0. I come back, they get swept in a double header in two close games. WTF. :confused:

Oooooh. So it's YOUR fault! :rolleyes:

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See what I mean about the infield? That ball was a very slow bouncer and Kinsler had to field it in the outfield.

BB, any comment on Brian popping out on the first pitch to end the game?

Yeah, it sucked. And I've criticized him in game threads three times in the last two days. But he sees close to twice as many pitches as Payton does and his OBP last year was close to 100 points higher so I don't have nearly as much of a problem with him sometimes going for the first pitch if he thinks it's a good pitch to hit. Payton never works the count.

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For the sake of closure, the winning run for the Rangers.

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Good game tonight.

The only guy who played poorly was Millar. He swung at a 3-1 pitch at his shins in the first for a DP to bail out the starter. He swung at a 2-0 pitch about 6 inches outside and dribbled it to first in his second at bat. He didn't look good at the plate at all tonight.

I don't disagree with your specific criticisms of Millar but why single him out? The team lost two games. None of them played as well as they needed to and there were quite a few others who made significant mistakes.

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I don't disagree with your specific criticisms of Millar but why single him out? The team lost two games. None of them played as well as they needed to and there were quite a few others who made significant mistakes.

Yeah Scott had a pretty bad day too, can't really pin this on anyone in particular.

I think the rain out cut into their momentum.

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You mean except for the two times tonight when he worked the count? He hit the two run homer on a 3-1 fastball after laying off some tantalizing offspeed pitching on 1-1 and 2-1.

Payton did seem zoned in tonight. And I like the quotes i've read from him the past week or so. Seems like he has a pretty good attitude to start the year.

With that being said, tonight is a very small sample size. And I know you know that, i'm just playing devil's advocate.

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Drat.

Their GB's had eyes, and ours didn't. Sometimes it comes down to which way the ball bounces...

Yes, and this was the strategy. The Rangers needed multiple hits to get in the go ahead run, and they did. It was unlucky, but still an entertaining game.

I'm looking forward to Huff going crazy in Tampa this weekend, and to getting some revenge on Shields for ruining my Opening Day buzz. ;)

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