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Title: 2015 Texas Rangers
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Published: Oct 14, 2014
Author: CZ82
Post Date: 2014-10-14 18:08:52 by CZ82
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Views: 372116
Comments: 1454

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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#160. To: CZ82 (#159)

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   1:23:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#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.

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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-15   7:19:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#162. To: redleghunter (#160) (Edited)

I have to say in 8 years of coaching it was the first time any parent got cheeky with me.

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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-15   7:32:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#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.

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   9:54:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#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.

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   10:17:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#165. To: CZ82 (#162)

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   14:54:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#166. To: CZ82 (#162)

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   14:57:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#167. To: CZ82 (#162)

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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   15:22:56 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#168. To: CZ82 (#162)

An interview with the 'silent' owner. Good insights...He is in this for the long haul and won't be a Steinbrenner:

Exclusive: Owner Ray Davis opens up in first (and maybe last) interview since his group bought Rangers

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-15   16:21:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#169. To: redleghunter (#166)

Yes Renaudo was a dud today, no control and average fastball. They should have just let him pitch until he dropped to take some of the load off the bullpen.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-16   6:55:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#170. To: redleghunter (#163)

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.

One of the hardest thing to get young players to do is shorten the swing or go with the pitch with 2 strikes.

The other one is when you have a young guy with some power is to get him to use the wind to his advantage instead of his detriment. I had one that just refused to go with the pitch the other way when the wind was blowing in his face at 20mph+. So I got fed up and started scratching him in games on nights the wind was blowing in, hoping he would get mad and also pay more attention to the other hitters. After the second game he came up to me and said "Ok I get it now teach me how to use the wind".

So I took him to the cages and worked on his stance and timing for hitting the other way for 3 or 4 nights. Once I was happy then I fed him nothing but high outside pitches in BP. Once he figured out he could hit the ball just as far if not further the other way he was happy as a clam. He then proclaimed he would hit more HR than Sal my cleanup hitter, everybody laughed. The reason they laughed was have you ever seen a guy hit a "SOFTBALL" 500 feet, I have and it was Sal who did it.

It was during a night game and it emptied both dugouts when he launched it. Everybody (including Sal) just stood there in awe at how far it went. We played on diamonds that were 325 to dead center and the light poles were about another 75' back from the fence and roughly 60 high. The ball he hit that night clanged off the light pole just under the platform you would stand on to service the lights. One of the guys ran out and grabbed the ball everybody on both teams signed it and we gave it to Sal. He had a wall at the house where he had all of his memorabilia mounted and right in the middle of it was that ball and the bat he used to hit it. It was my bat that he used so for a couple of beers I gladly gave it up. :) Then turned right around the next day and ordered "2" more of the exact same bat, 1 for me and one for Sal!!

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-16   7:22:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#171. To: CZ82 (#170)

It was during a night game and it emptied both dugouts when he launched it. Everybody (including Sal) just stood there in awe at how far it went. We played on diamonds that were 325 to dead center and the light poles were about another 75' back from the fence and roughly 60 high. The ball he hit that night clanged off the light pole just under the platform you would stand on to service the lights. One of the guys ran out and grabbed the ball everybody on both teams signed it and we gave it to Sal. He had a wall at the house where he had all of his memorabilia mounted and right in the middle of it was that ball and the bat he used to hit it. It was my bat that he used so for a couple of beers I gladly gave it up. :) Then turned right around the next day and ordered "2" more of the exact same bat, 1 for me and one for Sal!!

Great story. And great coaching tips too...thanks. Those were mighty hits for a softball. Somehow I could hit a baseball pretty good and far, but when I played some softball in the Army I could not go yard. I got close enough but probably could have used your tips back then:) I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.

On another note, did you see the below article? There are a series of Josh Hamiliton articles today since there is not much to talk about with the Rangers:)

Cowlishaw: Why the Rangers should trade for Josh Hamilton

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-16   9:11:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#172. To: redleghunter (#171)

On another note, did you see the below article? There are a series of Josh Hamiliton articles today since there is not much to talk about with the Rangers:)

Cowlishaw: Why the Rangers should trade for Josh Hamilton

I didn't bother to read it because for one it would be dumb to tie up that much more money in a non pitcher when they already have a couple of bad contracts in other hitters. And if he is going to keep having issues causing his play to suffer it will cause other issues in the clubhouse. Issues/bad habits you don't want the younguns to be exposed to and maybe pick up. Leave him right where he is let them deal with the prima donna.

There was also an article written by Grant on why they should leave him alone, haven't read that either but can just imagine it runs along the lines I just laid out.

In fact here it is... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150416-grant-i-don-t-think-a-rangers-reunion-with-josh-hamilton-is-realistic.ece

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-16   16:37:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#173. To: CZ82 (#172)

I think the Cowlishaw shocker in that article was a justification to trade Choo for Hamilton. Justification being Hammies contract only has two years or so left. LOL.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-16   17:20:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#174. To: redleghunter (#171)

Those were mighty hits for a softball. Somehow I could hit a baseball pretty good and far, but when I played some softball in the Army I could not go yard. I got close enough but probably could have used your tips back then:) I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.

It all depends on what COR/Compression balls you were using and what bat you used, along with technique and pitch selection.

Here is an article on COR ratings and the bats you should use. It's much more involved than when I played, ahhh things were simpler back then.

http://softballhitting.info/softballcorcompinfo.html

When I played they had Gold, Green, Blue and Red Dots. Gold was the softest and Red the hardest which meant the Reds would go much further than the Golds with the same impact. (In ASA rules we played with the Blue Dots which were .47 COR).

They were also just coming out with the specialized bats for those balls, so you had to have an idea how to pair them up correctly. Hence special ordering them from certain supply houses who knew what you didn't. For the last 6-7 years I was ordering a brand new bat before each season started. Because you could wear one out in a single season, and the technology was changing so rapidly. (In fact they were just starting to Cryogenically treat bats). And you "couldn't" take one of those bats to the cages cause the balls they use would ruin a high performance bat like that in just a couple of swings. And when you're paying $1-300 per bat that can put a dent in your wallet real quick if you ruin one or two. In fact when they first came out they recommended not using certain models in temperatures under 50 degrees IIRC.

Me personally I like the "End loaded" bats which had a shorter length barrel but was weighted heavier out in the end. Some of them had thinner handles so they could put even more end weight in it, which I didn't care for but would just build it up to a bigger size by "double wrapping" it. SO as you can see softball is a much more specialized sport than baseball where you only have one COR ball and only wooden bats.

One time we went to a tournament at the AF Academy in Colorado Springs. Most of us had just gotten our new bats and wanted to try them out in the thin air there, you're at 6,000 or so feet above sea level. Well when we got there we told our bats were illegal cause they didn't meet USSSA specs. Which was a bunch of BS cause they used the same ball we did Blue Dots. Luckily we had brought some of last years bats to use in BP and for some reason they weren't illegal even though they were ASA rules bats too. We were already at a disadvantage as it was because were were used to ASA arc rules and USSSA has lower arc rules, so we had to adapt to that both hitting and pitching. I think they had scouted my team before the tournament and knew we would have cleaned house using our new bats and hence declared them illegal. Chickenschitts!!

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-16   17:24:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#175. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#173)

I think I would rather deal with Choo's issues than Josh's issues any day of the week!! :) On top of that his salary is what 8 mill less per year and he's a better team mate.

I think maybe I need to get another logon at DMN just so I can email Cowlishaw and tell him what a nimrod he is!! :) I used to have one at one time but my comment to one of the sports writers who used to be there got me banned. He was praising Al Sharpton and I asked him if he and Al liked going to Buffarillo parties together. Needless to say I was banned inside of 30 minutes, I laughed my ass off at that one... :) LOL... LOL...

Buffarillo = Girl with a face like a gorilla and has an ass like a water buffalo...

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-16   17:48:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#176. To: CZ82 (#174)

They were also just coming out with the specialized bats for those balls, so you had to have an idea how to pair them up correctly. Hence special ordering them from certain supply houses who knew what you didn't. For the last 6-7 years I was ordering a brand new bat before each season started. Because you could wear one out in a single season, and the technology was changing so rapidly. (In fact they were just starting to Cryogenically treat bats). And you "couldn't" take one of those bats to the cages cause the balls they use would ruin a high performance bat like that in just a couple of swings. And when you're paying $1-300 per bat that can put a dent in your wallet real quick if you ruin one or two. In fact when they first came out they recommended not using certain models in temperatures under 50 degrees IIRC.

Yes with baseball the balls are pretty standard. If not playing at professional level, their is usually one standard "Official League" type ball. Some have small variations like high seams (better for pitching) etc.

However the non-wood bats are getting very specialized outside of pro baseball. Aluminum bats are going away and now there are composite bats down to youth level. There are single formed composite and dual or two piece composite. Basically advertised as less vibration on the hands and better 'sweet spots.' For the HS to college level they have composite bats with BBCOR. BBCOR requires a break in before it is as effective as advertised.

Got my son a dual composite bat two years ago. It's ok and was advertised as not needing a 'break in' like the single form. Last week saw a single composite on 'sale' on line and bought it to see if it is better than the other. Only draw back is now I will have to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon with sonny boy breaking it in. Which means hitting 15-200 balls with it off a tee rotating it 1/4 inch each time.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   15:48:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#177. To: CZ82 (#174)

One time we went to a tournament at the AF Academy in Colorado Springs. Most of us had just gotten our new bats and wanted to try them out in the thin air there, you're at 6,000 or so feet above sea level. Well when we got there we told our bats were illegal cause they didn't meet USSSA specs. Which was a bunch of BS cause they used the same ball we did Blue Dots. Luckily we had brought some of last years bats to use in BP and for some reason they weren't illegal even though they were ASA rules bats too. We were already at a disadvantage as it was because were were used to ASA arc rules and USSSA has lower arc rules, so we had to adapt to that both hitting and pitching. I think they had scouted my team before the tournament and knew we would have cleaned house using our new bats and hence declared them illegal. Chickenschitts!!

Yeah sounds like the locals did not want to get schooled:)

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   15:49:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#178. To: CZ82 (#175)

LOL.

Yeah I wanted to post on that article too. But probably would have been banned too.

I wanted to ask if pot was legal now in Texas and if Cowlishaw was smoking it:)

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   15:51:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#179. To: redleghunter (#171) (Edited)

Great story. And great coaching tips too...thanks. Those were mighty hits for a softball.

I think the actual longest recorded HR in MLB is somewhere around 540 or 550', with Mantle being estimated at hitting one over 640'... :o

I seen the one Reggie Jackson hit off the transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, if he hadn't hit the transformer I wonder how far it would have went. IIRC Norm Cash cleared the roof on Tiger Stadium and his longest drive is estimated at somewhere around 560 or 570'...

I found this one on men's slow pitch softball... Longest HR caught on video 537' by Todd Erickson. I've heard of one being 580' but can't confirm or deny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFYTwinVkR4

Looks like youtube and Google are being a pain in the ass now, they want you to subscribe but it won't let you use your own e-mail address. Says it has already been used by someone else, wants you to get a Gmail account... Ain't happening bitches.. Must be some of that new Net Equality horse hockey the FCC passed without letting anybody know what they were voting on.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   20:18:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#180. To: redleghunter (#177)

Yeah sounds like the locals did not want to get schooled:)

No this was an open tournament for any AF Civil Engineering team stationed anywhere in the world, we had one or two come in from Europe to play.

We were the only ASA team there and we came in 3rd. Challenged both the 1st and 2nd place teams to a game using ASA rules for a case of beer per player or $100, whichever they preferred. The one team said they had a flight to catch {eyes rolling} and the other said they only had enough money to get home. Buncha wimps...

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   20:40:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#181. To: redleghunter (#176)

Got my son a dual composite bat two years ago. It's ok and was advertised as not needing a 'break in' like the single form. Last week saw a single composite on 'sale' on line and bought it to see if it is better than the other. Only draw back is now I will have to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon with sonny boy breaking it in. Which means hitting 15-200 balls with it off a tee rotating it 1/4 inch each time.

So now the kids have "hot bats" like us slow pitch guys had. But doesn't this raise another issue like the ball being faster off the bat and causing more severe injuries?

We were out practicing one day at our private practice field (only CE guys had the keys to the gate) and one of my guys got hit in the face with a batted Blue Dot. Split the cartilage in his nose right down the middle, fractured an eye socket, "Shattered" his supposedly shatterproof Ray Ban sunglasses, cut his eyebrow above one eye wide open (2" gash), cut the cheek below the other eye (1" gash), hemorrhaged both eyes, and turned 2/3rds of his face about 5 different colors.

Now you would think he was in the infield to sustain injuries that bad from a batted ball. Nope, he was shagging fly balls and was about 360-370' from home plate when he got whacked!! Luckily one of our guys was on off duty EMT and we laid him down in the back of my truck and took him to the ER. There is an off colored spot in the carpet in my truck, don't know if it's from all the blood he lost or it's rust from the bottom of one of my tool boxes.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   21:28:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#182. To: CZ82 (#179)

640'

Mantle wow. I always try to grab the 7 Jersey for sonny boy.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   21:35:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#183. To: CZ82 (#181)

The big barrel composite bats are "illegal". They don't allow those until HS. For TTAB and Little League the barrel cannot be more than 2-1/4.

Wow how did that guy recover from his injuries.

LOL rust probably.

Ranger game almost ready to start. Wonder if Nellie is going to bomb us.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   21:45:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#184. To: redleghunter (#182)

Mantle wow. I always try to grab the 7 Jersey for sonny boy.

Should be able to get him an officially licensed youth one online for less than a "C Note".

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   21:54:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#185. To: redleghunter (#183)

Wow how did that guy recover from his injuries.

The docs let him come back to work in about 2 weeks on light duty, but he never came back out and played/practiced with us ever again. You know what they say about getting back on your horse after you fall off, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   21:59:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#186. To: CZ82 (#184)

:)

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redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   22:02:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#187. To: redleghunter (#183)

Wonder if Nellie is going to bomb us.

He's hit what 4 or 5 already?

Just looked and the game isn't on here, will have to catch updates thru the MLB channel and Sportscenter... Poop!!

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CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   22:04:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#188. To: CZ82 (#187)

Check out the line up on line. Same one as opening day.

Prince Fielder is the only one batting above Mendoza line at .400.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   22:10:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#189. To: redleghunter (#183)

Just looked at the bats and they're using a BPF rating of 1.15. We used BPF 1.2, or at least that is what is still on the barrel of my last bat. Heck I still have about 20 or so Blue Dots tucked away in a container somewhere in the basement. Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   22:12:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#190. To: All (#188)

1-0 Rangers middle 1st.

Martin actually drew a lead off walk with a full count.

Elvis struck out with three pitches.

Fielder shot an opposite field double driving in Martin.

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redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   22:21:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#191. To: CZ82 (#189)

Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.

LOL coming out of retirement?:)

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redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   22:22:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#192. To: redleghunter (#188)

Man that is a sorry ass looking lineup for batting averages.

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CZ82  posted on  2015-04-17   22:33:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#193. To: CZ82 (#192)

Elvis 0-2 struck out again.

Still 1-0.

Martin walked and then single to second. Got gunned down by good throw by Zinino.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-17   22:47:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#194. To: CZ82 (#192)

Seven innings so far three jams got out of all of them. Offense can't seem to muster an insurance run.

2-0 Rangers.

"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)

redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-18   0:24:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#195. To: CZ82 (#192)

Horrible decision. Scheppers brought in 8th gives up run and Cruz up with a runner on. He just misses launching the ball in the sound. 2-1 Rangers going to top 9th.

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redleghunter  posted on  2015-04-18   0:50:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#196. To: redleghunter (#191) (Edited)

LOL coming out of retirement? :)

Maybe for the Granddaughter when she gets old enough. :)

If I had known someone over at the base who played or if my old downtown rec team was still together I might have played longer. But all the guys I knew and played with were either gone or had quit playing 10 years before that. I suppose I could have gotten into a church league or went out to the recs and begged for a tryout, I just didn't. Was getting too old to work my way back up from the lower recs to get back to the level of competition I was used to.

I still go to the cages every once in awhile the last time was to take the middle daughters boyfriend out to teach him some things, hit a couple buckets of golf balls and drink a few brews. But that was about 3 years ago. For some reason the batting cage balls seemed heavier and harder to drive than I remember, old age or beer caused that I think. :)

The best part of that day was hitting a tractor parked out in the left rough about 275 yards away with a golf ball. Took about 25 tries but I finally managed to hook one out there and hit it, as you can see my driving skills are no match for my hitting skills. 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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-18   8:26:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#197. To: redleghunter (#195)

Has Scheppers managed to get thru an appearance yet without giving up some runs?

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-18   8:27:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#198. To: redleghunter (#171)

I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.

I for the most part was a line drive hitter to all fields, just depended on the wind and situation. As you well know batting 1st or 2nd your duty is to get on base for the big guys. But if we were up later in the game (and we usually were) and the conditions were right (calm or blowing out) I would wait for a little higher pitch to see how far I could drive it. And if I would hit one out then I would hear Sal in the dugout "Hey little man you think you're gonna take my place"?? That would get me and everybody in both dugouts to laughing. So one time I stopped at 2nd base and yelled back "I know I'm stealing too much of your glory so I'll stay here to let you drive me in", I heard "Shut up and get in the dugout I'll just drive myself in"... 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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-18   8:50:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#199. To: redleghunter (#193)

I still think "Evis" needs to be dropped lower in the order until he gets it together if not permanently.

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-18   8:59:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#200. To: redleghunter (#188)

Prince Fielder is the only one batting above Mendoza line at .400.

And he seems to be doing what I suggested last year. Hitting to the opposite field instead of pulling dribblers to the 2B for a DP or easy out, hence leaving base runners stranded. It's nice to see his average weighs more than he does. If he actually had somebody in front of him who could get on base he would have 15 RBIs by now instead of 5.

You know if more guys would learn to go with the pitch instead of trying to force the pitch they could raise their average at least 30 points maybe more. To me it's utterly amazing why some guys who have all of this talent can't figure that out. Is their ego that big, their IQ that low or the coaches that dumb? Duhhhhhhh..

Trying to be a HERO and end up being a ZERO. (rolling eyes).

“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.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-04-18   9:18:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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