This Monday Morning I’m going to introduce you to one of my favorite Texas Rangers, Ian Kinsler.  Why is he my favorite, you ask.  Well, let’s see…

It might be the tall socks…

Or maybe it’s his nifty fielding skills… » Continue reading “Monday Morning Motivation: Ian Kinsler”

(Photo via flickr.com user Malingering)

I asked my fellow MLB writers what song best describes your team so far this season, and this is what they came up with…

Christine Coleman: Aaron Miles Fastball – St. Louis Cardinals 

“Steady, As She Goes” by The Raconteurs

» Continue reading “Tune In Tuesday: A Look At The MLB First Half”

Tuesday marks the 83rd annual MLB All-Star Game and what better way to prepare than to oogle some of the gentlemen that will be participating in the festivities?

Representing the American League…

Curtis Granderson - New York Yankees, Outfielder

(Photo by Josh May)

CJ Wilson (who actually was replaced…sad trombone) – Los Angeles Angels, Pitcher » Continue reading “Monday Morning Motivation: MLB All-Star Edition”

Many of you out there may not know of Craig Gentry and his adorableness which is precisely why I’m here.

I know, right?  Craig Gentry is the Center Fielder for the reigning AL Champion Texas Rangers, so clearly he loves to steal a lot of bases. » Continue reading “Monday Morning Motivation: Craig Gentry”

Josh Hamilton likes to walk up to a mix of "This Life" (Mercy Me), "I Used To Do It" (LeCrae), "Sing A Song" (Third Day), and "Showstopper" (Toby Mac). What would your song be?

A week or so ago, a bunch of the Aerys MLB writers and I got into a lengthy discussion about walk-up songs.  I mean, it’s a tough decision.  People judge you based on your choice.  (Wait, that’s just me? Oh…)  So we thought it would be fun to share our choices with you.

Stacey Gotsulias (New York Yankees – Second Place Is Not An Option) – “A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran

» Continue reading “Tune In Tuesday: Walk On Up!”

So I couldn’t quite narrow down this week’s FAIL, so you get 3.  Deal with it.

1.   Well, Boston fans across the world must be really proud right now.  Apparently, after Wednesday’s Game 7 OT loss to the Washington Capitals, some Boston Bruins fans took to the Twitters to demonstrate exactly how upset they were.  Were they upset that their team didn’t win?  No, apparently they were infuriated over the color of Joel Ward’s skin.  (WARNING: There is some very vulgar language in that link.)

» Continue reading “Friday FAIL: Racists, Thieves, & The Machine”

With Darvish’s first official start for the Texas Rangers happening tonight against the Seattle Mariners, we thought this would only be appropriate.

You knew I was going to be the person to write this one, right? It’s not like I’m predictable or anything.

With all the speculation about whether or not the Nippon Ham Fighters were going to post him, I had to wonder if Americans were really aware of what they might be getting here if Darvish were to come to the United States. Now that he’s a member of the Texas Rangers, I think it’s even more important to answer that question. He’s got a slider that’s been clocked at close to 90 mph before. That’s pretty hot on its own, isn’t it?

Then you discover he looks like this:

Well hello there, Mr. 90-mph-Slider. My place or yours? 

More photos of everyone’s favorite half-Japanese, half-Iranian pitcher after the jump.

» Continue reading “Monday Morning Motivation: Yu Darvish”

As a lifelong Cubs fan, I relish ridiculing that team 300 miles to the south. You know, the one with eleven World Series titles. Sadly, there’s not very much to make fun these days. I suffered through every pitch of the World Series, only to see them come back from being down to their final strike against the Rangers in Game 6, and win it all.

Then, we Cubs fans had to be tortured by seeing them win on Opening Night against the Miami Marlins, with Kyle Lohse taking a no hitter into the 7th inning. Even our favorite Cardinal, Ryan Theriot, has taken his major league-leading TOOTBLAN numbers to another team.

As I tweeted last night, “My personal hell continues.”

But Twitter Thursday isn’t about my tweets, my friends. It’s about those of the athletes we feel just a little bit closer to when they fire up the old Twitter machine. Thankfully, one of Aerys’s resident St. Louis Cardinals fans dug up this gem of a tweet on Opening Night Eve from Cardinals closer, Jason Motte. This could have just as easily been tomorrow’s Friday Fail candidate, but we’ll save something else juicy for you.

Before we all start typing “FACEPALM” and “smh”, let’s look at the possibilities here. There has to be a rational explanation for this discussion in the clubhouse, right?

Maybe The Hunger Games was actually based on the 2011 MLB postseason. Eight teams offered up their best rosters to slaughter each other, to fight for honor and riches, broadcast live on television screens across the country.  The Cardinals may not have been the favorite among the Career tributes, but the odds were ever in their favor. Maybe the rally squirrel was really an MLB-created muttation, thrown into the Series by Commissioner Selig to stop an underdog district, whose most well-known tribute battles an addiction with alcohol, from winning their first Games.

As President Snow says to Head Gamemaker Seneca Crane in the film, “A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous.” I don’t think he’s a Cubs fan.

For those of you who aren’t A’s or Mariners fans, baseball season starts this week for you!  Some of the lovely MLB ladies took the time to give me what they thought would be their team’s theme song this season and this is what they came up with:

(Credit to Laura for coming up with this great idea!)

1. Baltimore Orioles (Charm City Yakyuu): It Sucks To Be Me- Avenue Q- Stephanie chose this song for the Orioles: “Because they suck.”

» Continue reading “Tune In Tuesday: What’s Your AL Baseball Team’s Theme Song?”

We learned on Wednesday that Rich Harden underwent should surgery and is expected to miss the entire 2012 season.  I am really going to miss him:

» Continue reading “Monday Morning Motivation: Rich Harden”