FSN Southwest = FAIL

Apparently FSN doesn’t know that the Rangers game started at 6:07 tonight.

They’ve been showing boxing for the past hour when Rangers Live was supposed to be on, and right now there’s a Mike Tyson True Hollywood Stories-type thing on.

It’s not just me either.

I’ve been into the television sports biz for a few years now, but even before I became interested in it, I have always thought FSN SUCKS!

UPDATE: Commenters on Lone Star Ball are reporting that FSN is saying that a power outage in Houston will prevent them from showing the game. You’re telling me that FSN has no backup power?? FAIL. Well I guess there’s always the radio – KRLD 1080.

UPDATE 2:  Someone at FSN has plugged back in the power cord they tripped on and the game is finally on.  Thank goodness, I might have actually had to use my imagination.

Break out the SWIFFER!

Since it’s a two game series, I can’t honestly break out the broomstick for a possible sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. It doesn’t feel right.

So instead, I’m making a new rule. If a team wins a two-game series, that team has Swiffered the series.

Tonight it’s Vicente Padilla (1-1, 3.79) vs. Roy Halladay (2-1, 3.00).  When Halladay pitched against the Rangers 5 days ago, he went the full 9 innings in a 4-1 win. It’s going to be a tough one tonight but go Rangers and BREAK OUT THE SWIFFER!

LOB: 19!!!!!1!

19 men left on base last night!! Wow!

The Rangers had the bases loaded twice in extra innings last night and did they score??  Nope. David Murphy was the opposite of clutch last night.  I tried to warn him via yelling at the TV that the pitcher was going to continue throwing him sliders, but apparently he didn’t get the message.

I had to laugh when speed-demon Gerald Laird thought he could score from third on a sharply hit grounder to the shortstop.  He was out by a mile.  I believe at one point we had a runner on third with no outs and did we score?  Nope.

How did the Rangers finally score?  A wild pitch that skipped off home plate and went between the catcher’s legs allowed Catalanotto to score.

If you’re a Rangers fan, you know there is a list of things that the Rangers won’t be good at.  Scoring runs isn’t on that list.  What’s wrong with my Rangers?

But hey – A win is a win!  Especially considering the level of play I’ve seem them play at early this season, I’ll will take a win no matter what fashion it came in.

Hello, My Name Is Mark…

…and I’m a Texas Rangers Fan.

Why? I really don’t know. After all the Rangers have put me through, I don’t know why I keep coming back. Just like title of the blog: it’s masochism at it’s finest.

I guess there are a few logical reasons why I’m a fan of the Rangers. I saw my first baseball game back at the oven that was Arlington Stadium. I don’t remember much of it, or even how old I was at the time. I just remember the view from the right field seats, the smell of peanuts and beer, and the greatness of Nolan Ryan on the pitcher’s mound. I don’t remember if the Rangers won or lost, but I do remember feeling like I was at home.

Fast forward to 2008. The Rangers’ home has moved to The Ballpark in Arlington Ameriquest Field in Arlington Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, and their big name pitcher is Kevin Freakin’ Millwood. Rangers fans look back fondly on the days of Rusty Greer, Will Clark, Pudge, Mark McLemore, Dean Palmer, and Mickey Tettleton. But even those days sucked by successful teams’ standards. We won three divisional titles but only won ONE playoff game in those years (thanks a lot Yankees). But hey, at least we have three AL West Championship banners hanging above the first base seats.

So why am I still a fan? One part masochism, two parts stubbornness, and a dash of hope that one day, one day, I might actually be proud to be a Rangers fan.