On Deck: Round Two in Arlington

Filed under: Mariners, Rangers, Marlins, Reds, Diamondbacks, RockiesOn Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchupsTexas Rangers (19-21) vs. Seattle Mariners (15-25) - 8:05PM Est.Let's start today's On Deck by taking a trip in the FanHouse Time Machine. We're going to go all the way back to May 8th, 2008. The world was a different place back then. Ok, so the world was really any different as all, as it was just five days ago, but it was sort of exciting!That was the day when Richie Sexson threw his helmet and charged Kason Gabbard after taking exception to a pitch. Sexson thought that Gabbard's eye-high fastball was meant for his face even though it was over the heart of the plate, and he took umbrage. Of course, had Felix Hernandez not plunked Ian Kinsler earlier in the game after Kinsler homered, none of this would have happened.Now, here we are five days later, and Gabbard and Hernandez are set to face each other one more time. Will we have an encore?Continue reading On Deck: Round Two in ArlingtonPermalink | Email this | Comments more...