Young, Blalock both sick

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 1, 2008 6:50 PM CDT

Michael Young and Hank Blalock are both suffering from the bug that hit Ian Kinsler last night.

They are apparently both still planning on playing, but being under the weather and having to face Felix Hernandez isn't a real good thing.

And if both Young and Blalock were to be unable to play, the Rangers would have to call someone up from the minors, since the only backup infielder is Ramon Vazquez.

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Geez

Do we need to start innoculating the team in future spring trainings?

A Lonestar in California

by LSJ on Apr 1, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions

Time to test out Botts at short

by chief on Apr 1, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions

when's the last time

Cat played 2nd?

by SteveP on Apr 1, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions

Try 2002

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Apr 1, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Lets go with

Kinsler at SS, Vazquez at 2B. 5 tools at 3B.

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby

by RangerMad on Apr 1, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions

Melheuse

can play third... I guess. He did last year.

by BHill on Apr 1, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Kinsler

should have stayed at the hotel for the past few days.

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 1, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions

Anyways

playing games in he pacific northwest in March/Early April is just stupid. M's should have been on the road and Texas should have been playing at home...

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 1, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions

I miss Matt Kata...

He could have played 3B tonight if need be. It's too bad the organization used common sense when it came to the Katastrophe.

by cmkelly29 on Apr 1, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions

Maybe Kinsler would have been better off staying in bed last night. If you're running a fever that usually means you're at the stage where you can infect others. This may spread as everybody tries to play in spite of it.

by walrus52 on Apr 1, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions

Good Felix

you know, if it is Good Felix tonight, as opposed to Bad Felix, it may be better to have blurry vision. That way when you swing at the ball where you think it is, while you would normally be wrong, you may actually be right... In other words, maybe going up there swinging randomly is better than an actual strategy against his best stuff...

by JBImaknee on Apr 1, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions

Seating arrangements

What if Blalock, Young and Kinsler could sit in the Mariners dugout for just this once'

by walrus52 on Apr 1, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions

Cat the 3b

Utoh.

by JayK on Apr 1, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions

rangers

should bill the MLB for NyQuil. oh, great job MLB calling for a night game in 40 degree weather!

New Troll Script for 2.0

by ab03 on Apr 1, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions

Damnit

Why couldn't it have been Byrd and Broussard that caught it.

And with the 22nd overall selection the Dallas Cowboys select Jonathan Stewart.

by TheBZA on Apr 1, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions

No one to call up

There's not another healthy infielder on the 40-man roster.

If Young and Blalock really couldn't play, I don't think would have much choice other than to play Catalanotto at 3B. The only other option would be to drop someone off the 40-man roster, which doesn't make sense for a one game solution.

by Darrell McKown on Apr 1, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions