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Published: Oct 14, 2014
Author: CZ82
Post Date: 2014-10-14 18:08:52 by CZ82
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For those of you who would like to comment on what might happen with the 2015 version of the Texas Rangers or any other MLB team for that matter.
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#127. To: CZ82 (#125)
Detwiler getting beat up a bit.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
They kept him in too long. 6-0 now.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Don't know if it's a Banister thing. But in three games I have not seen the catcher go to the mound to settle a pitcher. Nor have I seen Maddux go out to settle a pitcher. Not one visit tonight to Detwiler. None. Now they just took him out. Did MLB change some rules to speed up the game?
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
They are limiting the time between pitches/innings and making the batters stay in the box more but haven't heard about limiting visits to the mound, think that might be a Bannister/Maddux thing. When Kela was pitching the other night Maddux went out and settled him down, he said "You do have other pitches you know" (meaning other than his "heeter"). Lol Here is what they did... http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/mlb-pace-of-play-changes-new-rules-2015
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
That is the way the game is supposed to be played, you throw at the other team they throw back at you. You try to show up the other team or run your mouth at them they will get you back, plain pure and simple. Nowadays you get warned for "accidentally" hitting the opposition, they don't automatically suspend/fine you for charging the mound and they let you stand and admire your HRs instead of running the bases. Its MLBs fault not the players fault, let the players police the game more and it will be better. On the other hand drilling a guy in the back for being a turd is one thing, going headhunting is something different altogether and should be dealt with harshly. We used to throw at baserunners and idiots in the dugout all the time to get the point across that you should let your play do the talking not your mouth or stupid behavior!! I can't remember a single time the umps threw any of my guys out of the game for "policing" behavior, he would just break up the scrum and walk back to behind the plate smiling...
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Thanks for the link. Ugly last night but only the first week of the season. I am reminded we started out seasons 8-0 and then had to fight it out with Oakland at the end of the year.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Yes it is 'part of the game.' Even at youth league level (ages 9-10) there is 'smack' talk going on. Of course the TTBA rules emphasize sportsmenship, so we do emphasize no trash talk and let your bat and glove do the talking. I agree. I have this one kid who is a decent player for his age. He was playing right field and he was talking trash to a kid from another team on first base. The kid got on with a bad call from the ump (Sonny boy of mine clearly had him beat to the bag). So my right fielder started shouting to the kid on first "you got lucky, you can't hit" etc. The kid looked back at the RFer, took his eye off the plate and batter, and then the batter hit a ball straight to first and my son doubled him up unassisted:) Well I guess my son was assisted by the kid in right field:) I did have a talk with the RFer and told him not to do that. If someone is to 'strike up a conversation' with a runner on first, it should be the first basemen.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Middle third....5-0 Rangers so far.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
8-0 now. I see they split up Andrus and Beltre batting back to back finally.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I thought Martinez was gonna be out by the 6th on pitch count but he managed to get under control and last another inning, he did a damn good job today. Martinez gave up four hits in seven scoreless innings, his sixth straight start with two or fewer earned runs allowed. I think he is gonna be a permanent member of the rotation if he keeps that up. :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You're always gonna have a few ugly games each year I think it's unavoidable. Something stupid happens early in the game and it just snowballs from there, nothing you can do about it except forget it happened.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Nick Martinez did great. I think him coming up last year getting bruised up a bit put a lot of hair on his chest at 24. From the reporting he had a great September under Bogar. Of course now I claim Martinez as he is a Fordham grad:) Finally, great to see an active pro player from my small alma mater. And yes taking Andrus down from second in the order is a move that should have happened two years ago. One of the "Washisms" that needed to go. Bannister is showing the team he is in charge of that club house. Change is good in baseball as with any profession.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Yep loved watching that game. Caught most of it on replay. He was dealing to veteran bats like Butler. On another note, I hope Rua (good game yesterday) finds his way to consistency. He looked lost the first three games. The change for the good I saw so far is the Rangers batters are taking advantage of mistakes made by pitchers. That was a problem last year and the year before.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Yes that is a basic tenet of baseball down to even youth level:)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
I was kinda wondering how that was going to translate knowing he had a new manager and that the new manager liked his pitchers to pitch inside. Didn't see the game so don't know if he was doing what he did last year and had success with or was pitching more inside.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
True, but who are you going to put into the 2nd slot on a regular basis? You could put Choo there but I think that's a waste, he's better in the leadoff slot or the 5th slot. And if you make him leadoff and drop Martin to 2nd then who is gonna cover Fielders back, not Moreland. Truthfully I don't think there is a 2nd slot hitter on the roster unless DeShields can become an everyday player.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And Holland went out after one inning today, wonder how long he will be out? But Bass came in and did a hell of a job for 5 innings, can't ask for much more than that from your middle reliever.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So did you see Beltre hit a homer on one knee? And then see Andrus take off Beltre's helmet and touch his head at home plate, LOL...
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Martinez did pitch more inside to the batters. That's how he got Bulter out twice.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Well now with Choo maybe on ice a few days maybe someone will step up.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Holland projected to be out 2 months. One of the beat writers said he would not judge men with diplomas on the wall. Meaning team medical and trainer staff. Just saying that he threw out what he was thinking. All these serious injuries disproportional with the rest of the league. Someone should be looking at the medical staff. Another reporter said hey it's still early but how the Rangers replace Holland will may indicate if they lean on rebuild and develop with young pitchers. I say don't sell the farm. We have great prospects there. Some not even good press yet. The Rangers had their window 2010-2012. They don't have the deep pockets of the big market teams. Stick with the farm and carve out another window of opportunity larger than three years.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Yes had to rewind the one knee homer for sonny boy and his best friend. Three times! They both love Beltre. His friend wears the Beltre jersey like it is the only shirt he has. Good stuff. Sonny boy and his friend usually turn a few double plays each season which is great at their age.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
I say don't sell the farm. We have great prospects there. My guess is they bring up Gonzales (first choice) or Renaudo (2nd choice). On the other hand they may let Bass take his place in the rotation and let whoever they recall be the middle reliever.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well it won't be Rua.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Instead of playing DeShields they called up Pegeuro.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And Peguero did pretty good last night. Also noticed they claimed Pimental instead of calling up one of the young'uns. He can be a starter or long reliever, looks like they want him to do the later with that 96 MPH heeter he has. :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Tough game today in extra innings. Quite a few opportunities on both sides. Too bad about Martin's long drive was not one foot more.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
I have a sneaking suspicion he won't be the leadoff batter much longer is his OBP does go up pretty soon.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Now it looks like Rua will be out at least a month if not more. If Peguero produces maybe not at all.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Martin to put it nicely is off to a sloooowww start.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
He's not the only one, about 1/2 the team weighs more than their batting average. Just went back and read what I posted on my other reply, guess I need to proof read more. :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
My guess is they bring up Gonzales (first choice) or Renaudo (2nd choice). Looks like Renaudo is being brought up to start Wednesdays game in Hollands slot. This doesn't surprise me considering how tired the pen is.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
DH Mitch Moreland 3B Adrian Beltre 1B Prince Fielder RF Shin-Soo Choo LF Carlos Peguero CF Leonys Martin C Robinson Chirinos SP Nick Martinez Looks like he's really shaking it up for tonight. Don't know if I agree with Odor hitting first since he almost always picks on the first pitch and is very impatient this year for some reason. I think I would have let Peguero try it on for size just for grins. Did notice they put Choo 5th to protect Beltre and Fielder.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
LOL seemed to work. Banister hinted Odor listens to instruction. Kid did a good job drawing a walk to get some runs across. Who would have thought the 9 spot responsible for 5 RBIs. Chirinos is either hot or cold. Buzz thought Banister took a page from Melvin in shaking up the lineup. It does keep those scouts and the game prep on their toes. We did our first scrimmage today. No umpire of course so opposing coach agreed I would call balls and strikes since he was new to coaching. One of the opposing team parents (a dad) started heckling and raising his voice I was a crummy ump:) I mean he was loud. I mustered as much dignity and quietly confronted him and another dad. Told them in a voice the kids could not hear to stuff a sock in it. If he wanted to do a better job he should have volunteered like the rest of us and sign a background check. He closed his pie hole. I have to say in 8 years of coaching it was the first time any parent got cheeky with me. Oh there have been overbearing and nasty parents in the past but the other parents usually shut them up. I had Mrs RLH and a player's grandma get off the bleachers making a move to the other side:) I really thought the guy would try escalating the matter but he was just a loud mouth who needed a few calm but firm words. The opposing coach apologized and said he would handle it. I told him that we all have to talk to our players parents about sportsmanship. Nothing worse than the kids seeing a bunch of adults acting like unruly kids. I know you would have belted the guy:)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
He seemed to be a lot more patient last night took almost 5 pitches per at bat, he did a good job. (And Choo only took 10 pitches in 5 AB). Some guys for whatever reason can't hit in certain parts of the lineup, must be a mental thing for them. (Scared maybe or trying too hard)? I hit in just about every slot in the lineup thru my playing days and can't say I worried about it all. I Just looked at is as "Ok it's my turn what's the situation, what is the positioning of the defense and here is what I need to do", then I just did it. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook. The funnest lineup I ever had was I had 4 base hitters with decent speed and 6 power guys. So I broke the lineup down to Base hitters in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th slots and the big boys 3,4,5 and 8,9,10. I also had enough Leftys that I could alternate the batting order in L,R,L,R all down the lineup. That drove the opposition batty cause they couldn't relax no matter what and if they missed shifting the Defense..... oh well I think you can see what I mean.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I don't know but it seemed like it would go in spurts, you'd have a bunch of loud mouths one year and for the next 4-5 it would be quiet. And it seemed like it was worse on base vs off base, BTA cheating was more prevalent Off base, go figure? But the worst part of it all was the embarrassment it caused the kids. And that's a shame cause it made some kids quit playing the game.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
That's the key to what I teach the kiddos on the team. What to do when ahead of the count; when the count is even and when behind in the count. Look at how many baserunners, where they are, and how many outs. After a few years with a good number of the same kids, they are starting to get the hang of it. Even Sonny boy who was always swinging for the fences last season is more patient at the plate. He drew a walk last night after an 8 pitch at bat. Then next at bat fouled off three balls (all close to the line) only to chase a low and outside pitch:) But even then he did so after a 7 pitch at bat. So he's getting there on the patience end. I know he can hit now just need to work on being a more patient batter to get better pitches to hit. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook. Yeah that's the rub. Younger hitters like Odor and Martin want to be the hero at times. Martin instead of trying to go yard the other night could have shortened his swing a bit and drop it in the OF for the winning run.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
That is the shame of it all. I feel for the kids on that team. Their coach is new (first year coaching) and the parents were 'getting on' their own kids too! I understand parents wanting their kids to do well and doing some 'coaching' from the stands. But to belittle a kid, your own kid, amazes me. When a parent starts coaching too much from the bleachers I usually offer them to sign up as an assistant coach and submit to the background check with the city. I only had one dad take me up on that in the past few years. I think he regretted doing it as I put him to work. I had him manage the dugout one game and he lost control of the kids:) They had an ice war while I was hanging my hat at 3B coach. After that I went 'nice' on him:) The Moms and Grandmas are the best dugout coaches. They can keep the boys in line better.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
What we discussed earlier: Gosselin: Erratic offense causing Rangers' Banister to go against strategy, tinker with lineups Seems Banister is taking every opportunity to exploit opposing team weaknesses. Something Wash took for granted with opposing young pitchers.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
LOL forgot the Rangers are playing an early game today. 6-0 Angels only in the second inning. Ouch.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Another article of interest: Rangers' attendance plummets, could affect paying for players
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
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#128. To: CZ82 (#127)
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#130. To: redleghunter (#129)
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#131. To: redleghunter (#126)
Wow LOL.
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#133. To: CZ82 (#131)
We used to throw at baserunners and idiots in the dugout all the time to get the point across that you should let your play do the talking not your mouth or stupid behavior!! I can't remember a single time the umps threw any of my guys out of the game for "policing" behavior, he would just break up the scrum and walk back to behind the plate smiling...
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#137. To: redleghunter (#132)
Ugly last night but only the first week of the season.
#138. To: CZ82 (#135)
I see they split up Andrus and Beltre batting back to back finally.
#139. To: CZ82 (#136)
Martinez gave up four hits in seven scoreless innings, his sixth straight start with two or fewer earned runs allowed. I think he is gonna be a permanent member of the rotation if he keeps that up. :)
#140. To: CZ82 (#137)
Something stupid happens early in the game and it just snowballs from there, nothing you can do about it except forget it happened.
#141. To: redleghunter (#138)
From the reporting he had a great September under Bogar.
#142. To: redleghunter (#138)
And yes taking Andrus down from second in the order is a move that should have happened two years ago.
#143. To: redleghunter (#139)
Yep loved watching that game.
#144. To: redleghunter (#139)
Yep loved watching that game. Caught most of it on replay.
#145. To: CZ82 (#141)
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#149. To: redleghunter (#147)
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Another reporter said hey it's still early but how the Rangers replace Holland will may indicate if they lean on rebuild and develop with young pitchers.
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#151. To: redleghunter (#146)
Well now with Choo maybe on ice a few days maybe someone will step up.
#152. To: redleghunter (#146)
Instead of playing DeShields they called up Pegeuro.
#153. To: CZ82 (#152)
#154. To: redleghunter (#153)
Too bad about Martin's long drive was not one foot more.
#155. To: redleghunter (#147)
Holland projected to be out 2 months.
#156. To: CZ82 (#154)
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Tough game today in extra innings.
#159. To: redleghunter (#156)
2B Rougned Odor
#160. To: CZ82 (#159)
#161. To: redleghunter (#160)
LOL seemed to work. Banister hinted Odor listens to instruction. Kid did a good job drawing a walk to get some runs across.
#162. To: redleghunter (#160)
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I have to say in 8 years of coaching it was the first time any parent got cheeky with me.
#163. To: CZ82 (#161)
I hit in just about every slot in the lineup thru my playing days and can't say I worried about it all. I Just looked at is as "Ok it's my turn what's the situation, what is the positioning of the defense and here is what I need to do", then I just did it. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook.
#164. To: CZ82 (#162)
But the worst part of it all was the embarrassment it caused the kids. And that's a shame cause it made some kids quit playing the game.
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