Wednesday a.m. stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 21, 2009 8:59 AM CST
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Some actual news out there today, with the Rangers pitching camp underway.
Richard Durrett says that Mike Maddux is excited about the young pitchers the Rangers have. And Jeff Wilson says that Neftali Feliz and Derek Holland aren't feeling pressure to immediately succeed, even though he says they are the top two prospects in the system and expected to reach Texas at some point in 2009.
And T.R. Sullivan has a list of all 18 of the pitchers at the camp, with quotes from guys like Feliz and Blake Beavan.
There's more details in the DMN and S-T blogs...Durrett has blog notes on the camp here and here. Of note is that he says Brandon McCarthy is healthy, and had to be told by Mike Maddux to dial it down a little after throwing too aggressively early. Anthony Andro says that McCarthy has gone from 195 pounds to 220 pounds. Not to belabor the obvious, but having a healthy McCarthy all season would be a big step towards getting the Ranger rotation back to respectability.
Jeff Wilson has blog notes on the camp here. He says the new seats are going to dramatically reduce the amount of foul territory in the stadium, making the park even more hitter-friendly.
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I have a hard time believing that
putting seats back there will make that much difference. How many foul pop ups are caught behind the plate as it was? I dunno, I think it’s much ado about nothing.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jan 21, 2009 9:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Took a behind the scenes tour
and got to walk around on the field last night and man are those seat close.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Jan 21, 2009 9:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure
I just don’t believe that many outs will be taken away because of it. Besides, it effects both teams not just the Rangers so I don’t think it’s a big deal.
Is that tour thing something anyone can go take?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jan 21, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No not really
I’m president of Texas Nursery & Landscape Assoc. even though I sold my business back in Nov. So that was our monthly meeting. We meet at different locations once a month. We will be touring the new Cowboys Stadium as soon as they get the turf in. It was very cool last night it went from 6:30 to almost 9.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Jan 21, 2009 9:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did they have the new scoreboards
and stuff up yet?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jan 21, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No not yet
Just the cement poured just yesterday for the new seating.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Jan 21, 2009 9:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see that B-Mac put on some pounds.
That can only help him, unlike Millwood. Less than a month till Pitchers and Catchers report. Can’t wait.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
by sprite on Jan 21, 2009 9:18 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even know why they re-signed B-Mac(Brandon McCarthy)
/Nadia’d
by BHill on Jan 21, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t trust that man to throw a dead dog without crying about his pinky getting jammed! He hasn’t shown any evidence of being productive. Last season he pitched 22 innings in five starts and managed to average a 4.09 ERA.
// SARCASM
by BHill on Jan 21, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry I'm studying for an exam
Not really paying attenion.
Miami bound...
by boomer1 on Jan 21, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that person doesn't get paid for that do they 0.o
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Jan 21, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is her complaint with the 22 innings, the 4.09 ERA, or both?
He can throw 4.09 ERA innings all day long for me.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
by WestTxAg06 on Jan 21, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that site...
will never sucker me to it again…as long as Nadia resides there.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jan 22, 2009 12:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been gaining weight for years
Hasnt helped my pitching a bit
by BEW on Jan 21, 2009 9:20 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
The Sharky diary is already gone?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Jan 21, 2009 9:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
whoa, whoa, whoa...
They had to tell BMac to dial it down? He was probably getting close to 85.
by clark on Jan 21, 2009 9:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Here's an interesting post concerning Omar:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/1/21/729705/behold-the-power-of-the-gl
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 10:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
according to that article
Vizquel has already been signed. Have we heard anything official from the club?
"Unless you have good speed and can be a weapon on the basepaths your bat is the best weapon you have. Now by no means am i saying go up hacking at anything and everything but drawing walks is an overrated trait in my eyes." -- bigsteve
by tricer on Jan 21, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so.
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he is almost the perfect pickup
for our SS/3B situation. He gives us an extra year of time til Andrus goes FA, he solidifies defensively 2 positions (SS, and with MY sliding over, 3B), he is an NRI, so if he is completely done, we can dump him easily.
I certainly hope we can sign him.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Jan 21, 2009 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I love the Vizquel signing. Especially for the $$.
by qaldyar on Jan 21, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Chat with JD, hat tip BTBS;
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=24709
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 10:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
7,000 calories a day?
Yikes… I wish I could eat that much food and not gain weight. Sometimes I gain weight on 1,700 calories, and always do if it’s above 2,500.
by Inkara1 on Jan 21, 2009 11:34 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's a lot of weight to put on
in a short amount of time, I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jan 21, 2009 11:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can't be worse..
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 21, 2009 11:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
His, already fragile frame, is carrying around an additional 30 lbs.
I cannot see the logic.
I have nothing to say
by rldwb on Jan 21, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe those 30 lbs
make his fragile frame not so fragile
by groundingout on Jan 21, 2009 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
he won’t be able to keep that up the whole season and will prob lose 20 pounds by the end of the season. Unless he turns that weight into muscle, I’m not sure I see the point…
by Goyogringo on Jan 21, 2009 1:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure it already is muscle
do you think he just sat around eating the breakfast of champions all day watching reruns of CHiPS?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jan 22, 2009 12:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Feliz
Not sure I want him up in ’09
by texasraider on Jan 21, 2009 11:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
A September callup would be okay but I agree I don't what him up to soon.
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Jan 21, 2009 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Continue to develop that second pitch. Major leaguers can turn on heat.
by scoop16 on Jan 21, 2009 12:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great article on the importance of having a good draft
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/01/20/the-power-of-one-draft/
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Jan 21, 2009 12:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
magic beans
right?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jan 21, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The kid needs innings
he doesnt have alot. At least Holland pitched JC ball to accumulate some IP. I don’t see Feliz being ready until 2010 at teh earliest, maybe mid 2010…
by Goyogringo on Jan 21, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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