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They scored 3 in the bottom of the 9th to beat the jays tonight, and they're only 5 games back right now in the wild card chase. of course, they won't make it, but it sure is nice to be 110 games into the season and have the rangers both A) in a race of some kind and 4 games over .500. They've got one heck of an offense these days, and if they can find a quality starter or two, and maybe a solid closer, they might actually make some real noise next season.

all four of lumberton's losses? ;D

when i was about 10 years old we had a black panther come up to our house and bed down in some high grass under our kitchen window (I lived in meeker at the time). they're definitely around, although they're pretty elusive, as that's the only one i've seen, and i've been around SETX for about 20 years now.

i'm all about hunting deer with a castnet. what's wrong with you guys!!!

how do you punish someone who doesn't care about anything? sit him on the bench? he'll enjoy the break. complain to the media? he's the master of that. the sox may suffer a bit offensively from his loss, but i doubt many of his teammates will be sad to see him go. his poor attitude and work ethic will not be missed. his replacement is a very good player, so the dropoff might be less noticeable than many people think.

i personally couldn't care less. at least the dodgers don't get any facetime, so maybe i won't hear about him as much once the trade talk dies down.

Manny Ramirez's stormy relationship with the Boston Red Sox appears to be over. A baseball source has confirmed Ramirez has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ESPN.com has learned. Jason Bay is going to Boston as part of the deal, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reported. And the Pittsburgh Pirates get four minor leaguers as part of the three-way deal. Third baseman Andy LaRoche and right-handed pitcher Bryan Morris will go to the Pirates from the Dodgers. Outfielder Brandon Moss and right-handed pitcher Craig Hansen will leave the Red Sox orgianization for Pittsburgh, ESPN.com has learned.

he approved it. now the commissioner's office has to approve it because there is money involved with the trade.

The New York Yankees have found a replacement for Jorge Posada. New York acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers on Wednesday for right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. Yanks Need Pudge Power To date, the Yankees have used four different catchers for at least one game this season. The offensive results have hardly been impressive and New York must hope that Wednesday's trade for Pudge Rodriguez will add more punch to the catcher position. Here's a look at how Pudge fared this season compared to the Yanks' other catchers. The deal was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. "Honestly, I was shocked by this, but that's baseball," Rodriguez said. "Now, I'm just looking forward to playing for the Yankees and maybe I will play against Detroit again in the playoffs." After New York's 13-3 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi expressed his satisfaction with the deal. "He's hitting over .290 I believe and he's been hot so we're looking forward to having him," he said. Rodriguez, who is in the final year of the contract he signed with the Tigers in 2004 that will ultimately pay him $50 million, waived his no-trade clause to join the Yankees. "Pudge has always wanted to play in New York and Detroit felt it needed a relief pitcher, so both sides were able to get what they wanted to some degree," Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras told The Associated Press. Rodriguez is batting .295 this season with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 82 games. In 18 seasons with the Rangers, Marlins and Tigers, he's hit .302 with 293 homers and 1,214 RBIs. "It's going to be very exciting. They are in the race and I'm ready to do my job," Rodriguez said.

What do you think, guys?

well, he was perfect for 6.2 innings.

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we went out yesterday, but we had 3-4 ft seas and only went about 30 miles out. the snapper bite was nonexistent, which sucked because we have some short rigs that usually produce pretty decent fish. the only positive thing to come out of it was that we found some seaweed on the way in and limited out on tripletail, which was a decent consolation prize.

i want to see him and delmon young squaring off in a deathmatch. give him a bucket of balls, and give delmon a rack of bats.

and i thought i wouldn't miss all of the lumberton/everyone else trash talk! i'm so thankful football season is almost here!!!

What a game! Rangers get three runs in the 9th off of K-Rod, including a 2 run HR when they were down to their last strike. It's been a long time since I was excited about Rangers baseball, but right now they're 4 games over .500, and only 6.5 games back nearing the halfway mark. generally by now they're 15 games back and out of the race.

hey, the rangers are the best team in texas!!!

i'm going with oswalt. bourn's average is terrible, but he's third in the NL in stolen bases, which makes up (a bit) for the average. he's also a young player, as this is his first season where's he's been a full-time player. he'll never be a superstar, but he should turn into a decent player down the road. oswalt, on the other hand, is badly underperforming. 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA, and this coming from one of the most feared pitchers in the game over the past several years. his numbers have been improving a bit over the past few weeks, but now he's hurt, and might end up on the DL. to me, a superstar playing like an average player is much more disappointing than a 2nd year player playing like a rookie.

The wife of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will file for divorce in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Monday, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday. Cynthia Rodriguez wed the Miami product in 2002 and they have two children together, Natasha, 3, and Ella, who is 3-months-old. According to KTRK TV in Houston, the suit cites a "long period of infidelity on the part or Mr. Rodriguez, an all-star baseball player for the New York Yankees." The suit also claims "emotional abandonment." The Miami Herald reported that the couple has a prenuptial agreement. They have a six-bedroom estate in Coral Gables, Fla. The newspaper reported that Cynthia Rodriguez wants to be named primary residential parent with shared custody of their children.

Officials from the Port Neches-Groves ISD concentrated on the positive today while saying that 29 season ticket holders have been negatively affected by seating changes in the new football stadium. At a press conference this afternoon, district officials said many people's seats have changed, but they think the benefits of the new stadium, which include wider seats and more leg room, will outweigh any negative. Holders of 2007 season tickets can purchase 2008 tickets from July 14 to July 25 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday's at the main ticket office in the PN-G Administration Building, 620 Ave. C, Port Neches. Season ticket holders wondering where their seats are can check a chart at the administration building or on the district's Web site at www.pngisd.org.

The Rays have a 3 1/2 game lead over the sox right now and we're halfway through the season. amazingly, they have the best record in baseball. they just swept the red sox, and they're on fire. i still don't think they'll last, but they're definitely a fantastic team. Their schedule is pretty easy the next few weeks as well. Here's hoping that we see the Rays in the playoffs in a few months!

that ball would have to have a propeller to make it that far. they could've at least gotten a kicker with a strong leg for this bit.

what are you catching, and where, if you don't mind me asking... i'm still looking for spots around here that don't require a boat.

they can only improve from last year's team. i doubt they'll contend, but they'll compete in a lot more ballgames.

I'll go with a darkhorse... Ozen. i have no real reason to think this, but i was impressed with them at the end of last season. i think they'll be good enough to compete with anyone in the district, and more athletic than most. if they can get some early momentum at the beginning of the season, anything can happen.