scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to...

by sam in so cal on Aug 13, 2008 7:55 PM CDT Comment 18 comments

mark connor.

i wanted to take this opportunity to say how glad i am that the rangers made a much-needed change at pitching coach. i can't imagine how much worse the worst team in baseball (ERA and unearned runs) would be if he was still wreaking havoc on the staff.

i know - it's too soon to get up the new guy's ass, but i am laughing uncontrollably at the mess he stares at every day. feldman is stretched beyond his limit, dl millwood is perpetually hurt (and SUCKS when he actually shows up), mendoza is circling the drain... on and on. i know he has nothing to work with and no time yet to make his presence felt, but WOW this staff is HORRIBLE.

he's either got the worst job ever or the best opportunity ever. i mean if he waits around long enough, the staff gets better even with no input from him. win - win or lose - lose?

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patience

Wait until Nolan has a chance to work with Mendoza and Harrison.

Nolan Ryan should be the Rangers president, GM, manager and pitching coach.

by RangerMad on Aug 13, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Luis Mendoza

I just don’t know what to say. I really thought he could be good, but at this point I just can’t see him ever being a quality major league pitcher. He is just truly horrible.

by clark on Aug 13, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

A skinnier Ryan Drese

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 13, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Every time he is about to be out of the rotation he comes up with a decent start, and then sucks for the next four or five outings. He isn’t a major league pitcher.

by uthornfan on Aug 13, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

they're too stupid to quit starting mendoza

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 13, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

there just isn’t anyone else to start right now. Everyone is injured.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 13, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And to add to that

Would you rather just ride Mendoza and hope for the best, or ruin a younger, more valuable arm (in the long term) in a vain hope to win?

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 13, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

His answer...

to every pitching question is simple. Gordon, and his 5.24 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in AAA.

He solves all the pitching problems on this team right now.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 14, 2008 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i say you let mendoza go to AAA where he can work on his command

and let a veteran come up or sign a free-agent veteran. if they suck then who cares, its not like we care about their confidence and we’re not in a race

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 14, 2008 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sign a free agent in August?

Ok…...

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 14, 2008 5:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh and we could start nippert and put mendoza in the pen where had success

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 14, 2008 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The bullpen

is in his near future.

by tyd3311 on Aug 13, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do not believe that Mendoza will ever be a guy that can handle the rotation and be successful in any way but he was really good when we had him pitching out of the bullpen and that where he should stay.

by CRUSHDAVIS on Aug 13, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs