Except the Rangers 100% need these games played for their ever so sliver of a chance at the WC. The Astros could care less if they get played. Not playing them isn't an option.Ag2012 said:
If compassion for people and their families was the key concern here we wouldn't be playing a series at all this week.
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I'd rather play an Astros squad focused on resting up and mailing it in until the playoffs away from home than one focused on curb stopping a squad they feel personally insulted by at home.
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On what ****ing planet is playing all 6 games in Arlington some sort of fair and considerate trade? lol at twisting the logic on that one. Of all the times it might or might not be appropriate to throw an organization a solid, this was it. But of course they still manage to strikeout on the softest of softballs. Per the usual, go **** yourself, Dallas.
A couple of baseball games dont get moved so **** a whole city. What a tittybaby.
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Your mom loves it when I call her that.
The cry like a bich meeting is at AJ Hinch's house. Better run along so you don't miss it.
I really hope you guys do get close enough for us to slam the door on your sorry asses at your place.mathguy86 said:Except the Rangers 100% need these games played for their ever so sliver of a chance at the WC. The Astros could care less if they get played. Not playing them isn't an option.Ag2012 said:
If compassion for people and their families was the key concern here we wouldn't be playing a series at all this week.
mathguy86 said:Except the Rangers 100% need these games played for their ever so sliver of a chance at the WC. The Astros could care less if they get played. Not playing them isn't an option.Ag2012 said:
If compassion for people and their families was the key concern here we wouldn't be playing a series at all this week.
So care less
Btw, is it Dallas or Arlington? Y'all cling to the Arlington thing so much that I'm a little confused on why Dallas is getting ****ed, but whatever. Pick a lane.
DannyDuberstein said:
Btw, is it Dallas or Arlington? Y'all cling to the Arlington thing so much that I'm a little confused on why Dallas is getting ****ed, but whatever. Pick a lane.
You're doing a great job picking your battles.
AllThings12thMan said:
Rangers: "We don't want to play the September series in Houston due to the fact that we have thousands of fans who have already purchased tickets, and we don't want to have a 13 game road trip at the end of the season while we might be fighting for a playoff spot. We'll offer to play in Arlington close(r) to home for you guys, we'll play as the road team, and y'all have all ticket revenue or we can play in Tampa."
Which side is being unreasonable again?
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DannyDuberstein said:
Btw, is it Dallas or Arlington? Y'all cling to the Arlington thing so much that I'm a little confused on why Dallas is getting ****ed, but whatever. Pick a lane.
#FPTR
Nuke LaLoosh said:DannyDuberstein said:
Btw, is it Dallas or Arlington? Y'all cling to the Arlington thing so much that I'm a little confused on why Dallas is getting ****ed, but whatever. Pick a lane.
You're doing a great job picking your battles.
I'm not in a battle. I'm just describing what I'm seeing.
Well that changes everything. The mouthbreathers have spoken. Move the games
I don't get the north Texas fan boys. The rangerettes have absolutely owned the Astros for the last couple of years but this year is different. And now comes a time for some nobility and civility but no, they just purse their lips and take the ball and go home.
Take heart fan boys the no fun league is just around the corner and you can forget about the local nine. Put on your knee pads and prepare to receive absolution from the blue and silver.
Take heart fan boys the no fun league is just around the corner and you can forget about the local nine. Put on your knee pads and prepare to receive absolution from the blue and silver.
They just needed a more creative solution. Hold this week's games in Arlington but limit ticket sales to astro fans only. Anyone with a tiny cock and a low iq gets in.
irish pete ag06 said:
They could also poll fans like this:
How do you feel about about Houston choosing to play in Tampa when they could have played closer to home in Arlington as the home team and taken 100% of the gate in front of a much bigger crowd including many of their own fans?
Astros are in the right
Astros are in the wrong
What difference does playing closer to home make when entire city is under water and do you actually think wearing a "home" jersey and playing as the "home" team in the other team's stadium actually means anything?
They could, but the public opinion is in favor of the Astros. Too bad your management couldn't look past some lame ass excuse to not do the right thing.
No matter how you spin this, the rangers are in the absolute wrong....they were not looking to help anyone but themselves by putting conditions on their 'help' ie. give us three more home games
So the Houston Astros are in Dallas, 20 minutes away from Rangers Ballpark, where they were offered to play 3 "home" games.
They instead opted to force their players to get on a plane and fly 1100 miles away to Tampa.
Yikes... Seems as though that organization values 3 games of a homefield advantage over their players well being.
They instead opted to force their players to get on a plane and fly 1100 miles away to Tampa.
Yikes... Seems as though that organization values 3 games of a homefield advantage over their players well being.
AllThings12thMan said:irish pete ag06 said:
They could also poll fans like this:
How do you feel about about Houston choosing to play in Tampa when they could have played closer to home in Arlington as the home team and taken 100% of the gate in front of a much bigger crowd including many of their own fans?
Astros are in the right
Astros are in the wrong
Meh...still playing the games away, but the astros are absolutely in the right by not gifting three home games to a garbage organization that could not help without conditions during a time of dire need
The players well being? Haha, so suddenly traveling to a city that is less than a 3 hour flight is putting the player's in harms way. Hahaha
free_mhayden said:
So the Houston Astros are in Dallas, 20 minutes away from Rangers Ballpark, where they were offered to play 3 "home" games.
They instead opted to force their players to get on a plane and fly 1100 miles away to Tampa.
Yikes... Seems as though that organization values 3 games of a homefield advantage over their players well being.
Its a 2.5 hour flight
Not a huge deal
rosco511 said:
What difference does playing closer to home make when entire city is under water and do you actually think wearing a "home" jersey and playing as the "home" team in the other team's stadium actually means anything?
Sorry, there was an Astros fan on here earlier saying it would've been nice to get to play in Arlington so the players' families would have peace of mind that they were closer to home.
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and taken 100% of the gate in front of a much bigger crowd including many of their own fans?
Stop using this as justification.
Daniels didn't want to split because he couldn't capitalize on a home game and would be losing a lot of revenue because no one would show up. So what makes you think Astro fans would come?
You can't have it both ways.
gambochaman said:free_mhayden said:
So the Houston Astros are in Dallas, 20 minutes away from Rangers Ballpark, where they were offered to play 3 "home" games.
They instead opted to force their players to get on a plane and fly 1100 miles away to Tampa.
Yikes... Seems as though that organization values 3 games of a homefield advantage over their players well being.
Its a 2.5 hour flight
Not a huge deal
So if it's not a big deal then what is all the crying about?
Astros didn't want to sacrifice home-field advantage.
Rangers didn't want to piss off 60,000+ fans that had already bought tickets.
So they're playing in Tampa.
Jeff Bannister likes peepee in his poopoo
Because we are losing a home series at our home ballpark when it is all said and done and there was a reasonable solution available to prevent that from happening.
How many of the 60K (which is a dubious number but lets not go there) would really be "pissed off?" The weather is nice right now in Arlington (a rarity for this time of year) so perhaps it would work better for them...who knows.free_mhayden said:gambochaman said:free_mhayden said:
So the Houston Astros are in Dallas, 20 minutes away from Rangers Ballpark, where they were offered to play 3 "home" games.
They instead opted to force their players to get on a plane and fly 1100 miles away to Tampa.
Yikes... Seems as though that organization values 3 games of a homefield advantage over their players well being.
Its a 2.5 hour flight
Not a huge deal
So if it's not a big deal then what is all the crying about?
Astros didn't want to sacrifice home-field advantage.
Rangers didn't want to piss off 60,000+ fans that had already bought tickets.
So they're playing in Tampa.
It also gives the Rangers an earlier homestand to make up ground on the wild card and play road games in late September when the Astros might be resting many of their starters.
rosco511 said:
Because we are losing a home series at our home ballpark when it is all said and done and there was a reasonable solution available to prevent that from happening.
A solution that required another team to tell 60,000+ fans that already have tickets for the games in late September that their tickets are essentially no longer good (unless they want to make it out to the ballpark on less than 24 hours notice).
Which likely would have required refunds on a large % of the tickets sold as well.
So what it really came down to is Houston wanted home-field advantage in 3 games and felt Texas should screw their fans over to do so.
Texas said they'll happily donate to the cause, but they aren't screwing their fans over.
Good for Texas.
It's about homefield advantage in 3 baseball games -- shame on Houston's fans and front office for trying to frame it to be related to the well-being of the team in regards to the hurricane. They had an option to play 20 miles down the road, but opted to fly 1100 miles away just to keep that homefield advantage. That shows what their concern is.
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and taken 100% of the gate in front of a much bigger crowd including many of their own fans?
Stop using this as justification.
Daniels didn't want to split because he couldn't capitalize on a home game and would be losing a lot of revenue because no one would show up. So what makes you think Astro fans would come?
You can't have it both ways.
Why? We've been hearing how this was a "greed" decision by the Rangers, when it obviously wasn't. It was a GM trying to do what's best for his team.
It's not rocket science that it's preferable to end the season at home, not on the road. Not trying to sound crass, but why should the Rangers voluntarily lose out on home games in late September of a possible pennant chase because Houston is un-playable.
At the beginning of today, the Rangers had three games this week vs. Houston away from home, and three games in late September at home against Houston. At the end of the day that remains the same.
Okay, buddy, keep with that logic, haha.
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So what it really came down to is Houston wanted home-field advantage in 3 games and felt Texas should screw their fans over to do so.
Texas said they'll happily donate to the cause, but they aren't screwing their fans over.
This is the meat and potatoes of it, and every baseball front office would have chosen to do the same, were they in the Rangers' shoes