What Going to happen to our Coaches in 2010
by sportsfan900 on Oct 3, 2009 8:22 AM CDT
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You know what our team has only 2 coaches for 2010 and that is Ron Washington , and our pitching coach Mike Maddox. I think we need our Batting coach Rudy Jaramillo he has helped our team a lot.
This is what our GM had to say "
Daniels said his concerns over another team trying to sign Jaramillo are no different than if he were dealing with a free agent player. Still, he’d like to keep the staff intact.
"I think the coaching staff as a whole has been an asset for us, and I don’t anticipate much change, if any," he said."
Well there will be some change if you don't we renew the contracts
Tell me what you have to say. Should we start renewing the Coaches?
Source http://www.star-telegram.com/284/story/1657534.html
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I think we need our Batting coach Rudy Jaramillo he has helped our team a lot.
Eh, I tend to think that coaches that oversee the massive failure of their assigned departments shouldn’t return if you have an opportunity to get out of their contract.
‘Specially when they’re probably not coming back without a raise, when your club is buttass broke, and they were the most highly paid at the position they oversaw the massive, epic failure of a season at.
But that’s just me. Maybe there’s a fantastic reason out there to squeeze some extra bucks out of the budget to overpay for Rudy Jaramillo so we can post in the bottom 3 in OBP in the Al again.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Oct 3, 2009 9:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh. Just a phenomenal post.
Keep it up, you’re doing great!
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else - and it hasn't - it's that girls should stick to girls' sports, such as hot-oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such-and-such.
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by Maximilian on Oct 3, 2009 9:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't you
be busy ripping off a satellite radio playlist or something?
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 3, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GD your a dumbass.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
by TxStCa on Oct 3, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 3, 2009 1:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Great job there, dumbass.
I’ve never even listened to Satellite Radio.
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else - and it hasn't - it's that girls should stick to girls' sports, such as hot-oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such-and-such.
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays, 10 PM - 1 AM, on FM 88.7 The Choice, or online @ ktcu.net!
by Maximilian on Oct 3, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my apologies.....
you have just a phenomenal show.
Keep it up, you’re doing great!
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 3, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just trying to figure out why you care so much that I call out a dumb fan post.
Or do you enjoy useless fanpost clutter on the side bar of the site?
Never mind, make fun of the fact that I’m on the radio playing my music while no one gives a good fuck what you do.
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else - and it hasn't - it's that girls should stick to girls' sports, such as hot-oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such-and-such.
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays, 10 PM - 1 AM, on FM 88.7 The Choice, or online @ ktcu.net!
by Maximilian on Oct 3, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
turnabout….fairplay…….yada…….yada………yada.
I actually would enjoy your playlist if I were to listen but I am generally sleeping at that hour. Only replied to your call out because the hyper-sensitivity to “qaulity” or lack there, of fanposts and comments drives me insane. To each his own.
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 5, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Touche.
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else - and it hasn't - it's that girls should stick to girls' sports, such as hot-oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such-and-such.
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays, 10 PM - 1 AM, on FM 88.7 The Choice, or online @ ktcu.net!
by Maximilian on Oct 5, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't you
be busy ripping off a satellite radio playlist or something?
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 3, 2009 10:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
^^^^^
reply fail.
Didn't anybody tell you how to gracefully disappear in a room
by red shoe ranger on Oct 3, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Jaramillo will be back...
he’s the only change that I think will be made though.
Just a guess.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 3, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Magic phrase
“Like a free agent”. May signal JD is willing to let him go.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 3, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fingers crossed
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Oct 3, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no free agent comp though.
I’d take a Randy Winn for Rudy if possible.
j/k
by chrisR on Oct 5, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rudy
Once again the Rangers will finish ranked higher in SLG than OBP in the AL. Only 2 times since 1995 have the Rangers ranked higher in OBP than SLG. (1998 & 2000)
For some perspective, the Yankees since 1996 have not finished ranked lower in OBP than SLG. Since 1998 Boston’s OBP only ranked lower than SLG twice.
What doe sthis mean? I am not sure. I am still reasearching OBP vs SLG.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Oct 3, 2009 10:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Wedge=Bench Coach
Book it
TCU AD/PR Student: I Need A Job
by PM Productions on Oct 3, 2009 11:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Think they’ll dump Jackie Moore?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Oct 3, 2009 1:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
The in-game decisions usually have something to do with both the manager and the bench coach. It may be a plus to have a good tactician in that job, albeit I don’t know if Moore in fact isn’t one, complicated by his being a Nolan pal and long time associate.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 3, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yuck
I don’t what to have to see the look on that guys face everyday.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 3, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coolbaugh for hitting coach campaign starts today
I call president
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Oct 3, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Need a running mate?
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Oct 3, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm intrigued by your campaign premise
and wish to subsribe to your newsletter.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Oct 3, 2009 6:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
How did OKC do this year at the plate?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Oct 3, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't it take them a month to hit their first home run?
And wasn’t their offense generally atrocious this year?
by Trickman on Oct 3, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had nothing to work with
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 3, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Open Stance
Who is responsible for opening up Nellie Cruz and Chris Davis? Seems whoever worked with these two got them on track. Maybe their in the line for the job.
by peachygbc_1 on Oct 3, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
open stance
did it for Josh too, look how that turned out
usa
by Longhorn on Oct 4, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I remember right...
it wasn’t anything to do with Josh’s stance. It was his toe tap that Rudy was playing with. Josh didn’t do well at all with Rudy’s new approach for him and he switched back after a month or so.
For Peachy above, I believe it was Coolbaugh who worked with both Davis and Cruz when they went down. He could take Rudy’s spot if Rudy isn’t brought back.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 4, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Coolbaugh was in Frisco
in 2008.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Oct 4, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's right he was...
who was it that worked with Nellie? Whisler?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 4, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scott Service I think
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 4, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was Scott Servais
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 5, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton started working on changes in August of 2008
His September was pretty good that year. I don’t know what happened to him this year but I don’t think you can pin all the blame on Rudy. The changes were Josh’s idea and he did ok with them in 2008.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Oct 4, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just thinking out loud (or in bits and bytes)
One area where the on field budget might be reduced is number of coaches.
Manager
Bench Coach
3B Coach (may handle infield)
1B Coach (may handle outfield)
Hitting Coach
Pitching Coach
Bullpen Coach
Does anyone esle think that depending on the manager, a bench coach might be redundant? And that the hitting coach might be outsourced “as needed”? And I wonder if there isn’t an MLB standard for number of coaches/people in uniform?
Would it dilute the game to cut MLB coaches down by two per team, and if anything maintain the staffing in the minor league systems?
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And I forgot Strength Coach
Which isn’t always the same person as the Trainer.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much do you think they would really save?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Oct 5, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aoout enough to sign one talented Caribbean/Latin player
The money saved is secondary to two things:
- PR for acknowledgement that the economy isn’t good
- Reduction of any subdivision of power between coaches, field manager, and front office
(If for instance a Rudy gets clout or influences Wash when Servais or Coolbaugh disagree – trust me, such stuff crosses levels and may be a problem for GMs/JD)
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 6, 2009 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe around
minor league minimum, Most coaches don’t get paid that much. You save more by replacing Rudy than you would making all those other maneuvers.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 6, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 per team?
So is Maddux gonna be the pitching/outfield/3B coach?
The only two I could see possibly being eliminated are bullpen and bench but in reality thats only saving probably 200K a year.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Oct 5, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
Read the post. The job to eliminate is hitting coach, and possibly bench coach. Hitting can come from within the system, placed in the high minors. Bench albeit a checkpoint is redundant with the field manager, who can get player situation observations from the combo of 3rd-1st-Pitching-Bullpen. And the question was, would it dilute the game on the field to drop two coaches.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 6, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I read it as “cut it TO two coaches per team” not “cut it BY two per game”. Don’t know why I did that.
Anyway I don’t think theres anyway you can cut the hitting coach. Simple fact is there are alot of mechanics that go into hitting a major league baseball and with 13 offensive players on the roster I don’t think you can go without one.
I agree with the bench coach but the other one to cut if you are going to do so would be the bullpen coach IMO. All he really does anyway is watch the guy warmup down in the pen. Once they come in its Maddux who takes over.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, in Basketball
Mark Cuban went the other way, because he figured it was crazy to not have enough coaches when you are paying players 10 million, and coaches less than 100K.
Seems like a real absurd idea, and the team would be better off trying to move Millwood and his contract, and that would cover the difference in coaches for the next decade.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 6, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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