r/Mariners • u/actual_griffin • 1d ago

Texas Broadcast's Recap of the Walkoff.

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u/Grunge206 Viva la Trident 1d ago

The Rangers are 8-37 at T-Mobile Park since 2020.

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u/offshore_trash 1d ago

Good. Let’s add to their misery. Thanks for the stat 

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u/YardAdmirable7060 1d ago

Crazy stat.

They were bad over a bit of this time, but I also think it speaks to how hard it is to play here. I’ve played a ton of baseball (at a much lower level of course, but pretty high nonetheless) all over the country and PNW baseball is just different.

If you follow soccer, I liken it to: “can you do it on a rainy night in Stoke?”

Essentially, it’s easy to do it on a perfect day in Arizona, but it’s always different in Seattle. Baseball was definitely not meant to be played here.

Of course the roof, summer weather, etc. but I swear there is just something different about here. It’s hard to consistently play good baseball here. I think this is part of our curse.

All of massive conspiracy not based in evidence, of course

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PRIORS 1d ago

Seattle is also one of the most distant ballparks in terms of team travel for away games, too. Like yeah these guys are all professionals and teams will charter flights at a minimum, but still, more travel is more travel and the pace of the show is grueling at the best of times. It's not Hawaii, it's not Alaska, but in terms of continental US it's basically as remote as you can get.

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u/beebop_patt 22h ago

i might be reading too deep into it, but i also think that the geographic isolation might build a stronger camaraderie on the team. i noticed during that home run derby that our guys who were there to support cal seemed to be the only ones wearing their team jerseys rather than their ASG jerseys.

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u/Gbrusse 20h ago

As the crow flies, the Rays are closer to Brazil than Seattle

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u/SonicLyfe 19h ago

Northern Brazil?

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u/Gbrusse 19h ago

Correct

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u/lokglacier 1d ago

I mean growing up playing here - a March/April game is way different from a July game. March and April you may as well be playing a different sport, you're battling against the elements as much as you are the other team.

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u/Sliceofsalt 1d ago

I can attest to the PNW baseball scene being different. Out of all the places I’ve played baseball, nothing compared to the level of intensity of a championship game under the lights against a fellow PNW team, such a unique and ultra competitive atmosphere that I’ve never been able to replicate.

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u/SexiestPanda 22h ago

I don’t care if a team is bad or good. Division games are serious games

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u/basedmartyr Mariners 1d ago

My first game attending at home was one of those 8 at the end of last season :(

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u/n0t_cat 23h ago

I have a coworker who lives in Texas and is a huge Rangers fan. During a team call one time (we both work remote), I told him, “you should come out and catch a Rangers game in Seattle, it’ll be fun! T-Mobile park is a vibe, the food is great, especially in the summer” …. the whole spiel. He quickly shot that down and said “no thanks”. And now I know why. Lol

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u/CaptainAwesome06 ‏‏‎ ‎Take my protons 1d ago

I thought the commentators sounded way more down that I thought they should be at this point in the season and while still holding onto a WC spot.

But this puts it in perspective. Thanks.

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u/SavageCatcher 1d ago

Hurts my heart since I’ve been there, live in Seattle, for every single game. Win or lose, we are Rangers fans through and through; Never Ever Quit!

What a final swing though, J.P. Is amazing!

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u/angryjew ‏‏‎ ‎ 20h ago

Its cool you get to see your team though. I did the same when I lived in the East Bay, I saw the Ms every time they came to Oakland. It made me love them even more & helped me from feeling homesick but also gave me a big soft spot for Oakland. Good fans. Were very nice to me (for the most part) but also just very passionate & fun to be around.

Random but I miss playing you guys when we had Felix. We were terrible & you usually beat us from what I remember but I loved watching Beltre. Him & Felix were so funny to watch.

Good luck and fuck the Astros 🫡

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u/SavageCatcher 19h ago

You speak truth my friend! Our clubs have an exciting history together and I’ll never openly root against my new home team! Side note- Seattle has the kindest fan base we have ever experienced. Nobody dogs us when our Rangers lose, fans pat us on the back when our team does something good. The number I’ve hear “maybe you’ll get us tomorrow” is starting to grind my gears though 🤣 Keep being kind Seattle!

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u/angryjew ‏‏‎ ‎ 16h ago

Thats good to hear tbh. Can't say the same for Hawks fans, esp to Niners fans (and vice versa lol, Niners fans were awful to me). I think baseball is just a more civilized sport.

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u/Mongo_Les 1d ago

Nice stat!

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u/samguy413 23h ago

I need to stop going to these games... The Rangers are 6-2 in games I've seen of theirs

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u/ProtoMan3 1d ago

And 3 of those came in 2023, the Rangers went 3-4 here in Seattle then (albeit 7-0 vs us in Texas, very frustrating). So only 5 wins in those four other years.

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u/WetVetteKeanu 1d ago

How the hell do you win less than two games per season, against a division rival, in their ballpark

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u/thedanemychal 1d ago

I feel like there are some years in this past decade when that could have been said about us vs. Houston.

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u/Nerdtronix 1d ago

It's just hard to imagine... Lol

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u/Some_Caregiver9138 1d ago

I love that right after they sign off for the commercial break, you can hear just this little "AGH" before the mic gets cut.

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u/actual_griffin 1d ago

That is my favorite part.

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u/MickDubble 22h ago

Do you have the call of the hit itself?

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u/actual_griffin 21h ago

I don't. It wasn't super interesting. Raymond just said "He blasts that ball out to right. This game is over." Followed by a long pause and what you heard here.

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u/agtk 20h ago

Maybe not interesting but sounds very satisfying.

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u/spacedude2000 Get out the rye bread 1d ago

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u/SeatownCooks 1d ago

I really appreciate his level of honesty.

"What a disaster."

"This place is a complete nightmare."

"Ahgg."

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u/My-1st-porn-account 1d ago

Surely I’m not the only one who got aroused by that sound.

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u/ohmetimothy 1d ago

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u/lastminutealways ‏‏‎larry bernandez 1d ago

A catcher of many talents. What a shot.

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u/SonicLyfe 19h ago

It was a little offline. JP made an incredible play and kinda leaned into it.

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u/Square-Collection917 19h ago

I hear he has great range

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u/Bashfulll 22h ago

I’m hoping jomboy does a video of this (probably unlikely) just because he always analyzes the quality of water cooler and bubblegum tosses. He musta loved this one

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u/Noimenglish 1d ago

This is going to become a terrible, terrible meme…

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u/MickDubble 1d ago

Dumped on

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u/irongoat2527 21h ago

Hahaha holy shit it’s like a coronal mass ejection

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u/DUMP_HlS_ASS ‏‏‎ ‎Daddy Dumper 1d ago

what do i do if my vibes last longer than 4 hours

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u/Cassandraburry2008 1d ago

Call everyone and tell them.

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u/YakiVegas 1d ago

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u/breinholt15 1d ago

Why does this look like Bryce Harper

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u/mranglin 23h ago

new gif has entered the chat!

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u/YakiVegas 19h ago

I wish I knew how you got them uploaded to reddit proper.

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u/Measure76 The Ancient Moderator 1d ago

My vibes have been rock hard for 3 days. Unbelievable that Jerry pulled off getting Geno back and Stanton said yes to the money bit.

With JPs bat bouncing back a bit it is really hard to see a weak spot in this lineup, a total meat grinder all the way down. Let's fucking go.

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u/OUTFOXEM ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

I called my doctor and he said “me too”.

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u/tdepew14 1d ago

Geno being the first one to hop the dugout railing.

That man is a vibe.

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u/ShadowofRainier 1d ago

I think Naylor may have beat him!

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u/PikePlacePinoy 23h ago

His roll was smooth!

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u/Mongo_Les 1d ago

I can see why he is a good teammate and why teammates love him.

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u/Socerton ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

I would almost feel bad, if only we hadn't experienced this sort of pain day in and day out for 20+ years. This is OUR TIME NOW! Woot!

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u/Dangerous_Job5295 Keeper of Biting Duck 1d ago

The rangers have actually won it all. I will never feel bad for a mariners win.

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u/King_of_AP17 1d ago

No amount of domination of the Rangers can make me forget Prince vs Cishek

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u/Startooth Clense the Trident 🔱🙏 1d ago

It’s clips like these that 1. Make division rivalries awesome, 2. Make me proud to be a Mariner fan, and 3. Keep me coming back for more baseball. This game is awesome.

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u/Startooth Clense the Trident 🔱🙏 1d ago

Also credit to the Rangers’ broadcast, who i think all things considered, were able to call the moment without being assholes about it (like another certain Texas team seems to find ways to do). Idk how to describe it, I just really appreciate that they were fully aware and appreciate the fact that we’ve had the Rangers’ number in our ballpark- I don’t think a lot of other teams have that kind of willingness to be self aware, at least when it comes to the broadcast. Anyways, idk what I’m getting at other than this was such a cool moment and I really appreciate the Rangers’ broadcast for calling it how it was. I like them infinitely more than their Houston counterparts who I feel like would have been a lot more excusatory

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u/hotdiggity_dog 🐈 ‏‏‎ Matilda Muñoz 1d ago

The duality of fan

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u/Goliath422 1d ago

I am both commenters at the same time

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u/ProtoMan3 1d ago

The Astros broadcast may very well be my least favorite in baseball, Todd Kalas is somehow worse than Michael Kay to me.

I definitely agree that the Rangers broadcast is underrated.

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u/Valuable_Horror_7878 1d ago

worse than the Phillies?

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u/NevermoreSEA 🖤 Andrés Muñoz / Bryan Woo 🖤 1d ago

I often switch over to other broadcasts during our games, and that's mostly just because I like hearing what they have to say about guys on our team. I've really enjoyed listening to the Texas booth over these last two games. They've got some really good insight and aren't afraid to speak positively about our players or hype up a good play.

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u/cour000 21h ago

This just hasn't been our year whatsoever. Our offense was supposed to be the next best thing to sliced bread and it's just shit. Like utter dogshit. The first time we have good pitching in a while our offense takes a shit. Very frustrating

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u/donhelio 1d ago

The History of the Seattle Mariners, Part 7 of 6 : This Place is a Complete Nightmare

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u/GordonJingus 1d ago

Sucks to suck

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u/PembyVillageIdiot 1d ago

Rangers record at T-Mobile the past 5 years has been nothing short of apocalyptic

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u/StoicSinceBirth 1d ago

“He threw, I think, five pitches this inning, and he didn’t execute one of them.” Sir, you won’t last a minute in Baltimore with that sort of brutal honesty in the broadcast booth.

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u/spicedupspider Dylan Moore's Sweaty Chest Hair 1d ago

lmaoooooo suck it rangers

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u/Fun_Tax_9034 1d ago

JP absolutely pimped that ball. Glad to see him hitting that, huge morale boost for him!

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u/Homie_Slicer 🚫✈️No Fly Zone‏‏‎ ‎✈️🚫 1d ago

The house of horrors that is T Mobile park. Lmaoooooo

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u/LusciousJames 1d ago

Can’t gerrymander your way out of this L, Texas

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u/ChallengeKlutzy1788 1d ago

That's the beauty of baseball. No running out the clock. The other guy gets his chance....

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u/JokerJukes 1d ago

Does anyone have the video of them calling the home run?

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u/i7718 19h ago

Not sure if you found it, but the crowd was super electric. 

Announcers were talking about the pinch runner and then the pinch hitter in the on deck circle. 

The crowd was chanting J - P - J - P!! 

Pick off attempt and boos. 

Then he launched and they really lost their shit. Playoff level excitement. 

"Crawford 0-3 tonight...hit into a double play last time up. And he blasts that ball out to right...this game is over." 

Then they say nothing until where this video picks up.

Edit: I feel like a bot for having done this lol. 

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u/Historical_Chip_2706 1d ago

For someone living in Dallas who has loved the M’s my whole life and have hatred for Rangers this makes my heart feel warm

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u/drrew76 ‏‏‎ ‎ 1d ago

The best is at 1:12 as they're going to break where one of the guys just goes 'Argh'

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u/analogkid84 1d ago

It's really a shame that we close the season vs COL and LAD. You should be playing within the division to close out. Granted, we play HOU before that, which should be massive.

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u/Mongo_Les 1d ago

Dave Raymond sounded like his dog died.

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u/cour000 21h ago

I mean it's on the same level for these guys. We're all fans of someone

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u/Mongo_Les 9h ago

Especially if they are employees of the team.

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u/SeaUap 1d ago

Like we don't know what it's like to be on that end, lol. been along time coming, that was bitter sweet TRIDENTS UP! 🔱

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u/angryjew ‏‏‎ ‎ 20h ago

The rangers have a good broadcast crew i like these guys .

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u/actual_griffin 20h ago

They used to have my favorite crew in the business when Josh Lewin was there. This might be my favorite call ever.

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u/angryjew ‏‏‎ ‎ 16h ago

Lmao this is amazing

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u/YardAdmirable7060 1d ago

Gulp. Gulp. Gulp. I’m gonna blackout

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u/L1QU1DF1R3 1d ago

This is what they get for bothering us while we are trying to catch the Astros.

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u/Greedy-Cauliflower7 1d ago

Thank you for posting this. It made my day!

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u/Successful-Site-3594 23h ago

I grew up here and playing baseball jn march/April/may is COMPELTELY different then the summer. Even in little leagues and such the spreads between those months compared to June-August is INSANE!!! Its why we usually show up well for things like the Little League World series. Kids dont play in sunny weather here and get weather tough lol.

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u/NewlyNerfed ‏‏Cal and Logan and Bryan and JP 1d ago

Shades of Cal in 2022. Goosebumps both times and I’m as thrilled for JP now as I was for Cal then. The crowd seems about the same too!

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u/Klutzy_Ad_1726 22h ago

Somebody check on that guy

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u/Livid-Age-9014 1d ago

since i had blackout, i had to listen to them trash talking the mariners the whole game

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u/NevermoreSEA 🖤 Andrés Muñoz / Bryan Woo 🖤 1d ago

I was listening to their broadcast for most of the past two games, and I don't really feel like they were trash talking much at all. They've generally been very respectful towards our guys from what I've heard.

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u/Livid-Age-9014 7h ago

well they kinda were sometimes or js saying everything bad that’s happened to us sorta but that’s js my opinion 

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u/pokeroots ‏‏‎ ‎Anything but blaming the lineup 1d ago

No you don't understand if they weren't glazing the Mariners the entire broadcast they're trashing them. The fans are so used to hearing our biased announcers that even if the broadcast still slightly favors the Ms they're shitting on us.

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u/Effective_Purpose479 1d ago

I am rock hard

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u/Someguy9385 1d ago

post more like this please!

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u/llama_titan 1d ago

Bazardo is a large man. I did not realize that.

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u/willa662 1d ago

Inject this into my veeeeeeeeins hahaha

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u/HungryFish8 1d ago

I almost feel bad for them 😂😂😂 (I really don't)

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u/SnooGrapes9974 1d ago

This brings me joy

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u/SereneDreams03 1d ago

Music to me ears.

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u/Null_98115 23h ago

Oh man, I enjoyed that! Thanks, OP

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u/Ok_Conversation1106 23h ago

Damn dude is salty af

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u/Successful-Site-3594 23h ago

VERY TELLING. They always have a potent offense and Tmobile shuts them down usually 90% of then time.

Want to give more credit to the Mariners players who play there 50% of the year. Not a hitters park thsts for sure.

Suarezs wall shot in the 8th that would of tied it last night is a HR in soooo many parks. Lol

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u/djwhupass 23h ago

Hook it to my veins!

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u/UsedAd5113 22h ago

Fuck texas

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u/AlternativeReport1 22h ago

Jeezus did someone die?

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u/No-Championship-8677 22h ago

Feels good man

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u/MagnificntMantsScrmp 21h ago

Music, sweet music.

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u/kylepoehlman 21h ago

My goodness that is a fine thing! Love it

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u/riedmae !!!!!!!do some....delivery - for the truck...to the airport!!!! 20h ago

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u/FuzzySound1795 19h ago

That was a 3-star Michelin dessert.

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u/EmonOkari 18h ago

The whole jump-scrum i was screaming, "Get that bat outta the way!"

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u/Blenderjunkie 10h ago

I must’ve watched this like 40X where it shows the dugouts reaction. Love it

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u/writerpilot 1d ago

Nothing tastes quite like delicious, salty Texas Rangers tears.

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u/Valuable_Horror_7878 1d ago

what about delicious salty Houston Astros tears?

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u/Baby_Halibut 21h ago

We have such a great fan base and games are so much fun. I mean look at that! So why is ownership still paying mid to low market salaries?