Friday morning things
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 9:13 AM CDT
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The story from yesterday was the terrific performance from Brandon McCarthy, who threw four shutout innings, allowing just one baserunner while striking out three.
Evan Grant has a lengthy write-up of McCarthy's performance, including quotes from a couple of scouts who raved about him, and in particular, about his new breaking ball. Grant also said McCarthy's fastball was ranging from 90-92 mph.
Anthony Andro notes that McCarthy throwing first-pitch strikes to 11 of 13 batters he faced was key to him keeping his pitch count down.
Five Rangers prospects from the Dominican Republic have been held up over visa issues relating to the investigation by MLB of age misrepresentations, but Jon Daniels says neither Wilmer Font nor Martin Perez are among the five.
Jeff Wilson writes about the glut of outfielders in camp now, with Andruw Jones, Frank Catalanotto, and Brandon Boggs all vying to be kept as the fifth outfielder, although the Rangers may end up keeping only four outfielders.
Gil LeBreton says that the farm system is loaded, but now the Rangers have to decide who to keep and who to trade.
Mike Hindman has a write-up on Wilmer Font, the giant 18 year old RHP who throws in the upper-90s but missed most of last year with a variety of issues.
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So the Rangers have been so kind as to disclose that
none of their high profile Venezuelans are stuck in the Dominican. Thanks team.
by Brett Perryman on Mar 13, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You mean there's a difference?
- Buck Showalter -
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 13, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LeBreton
Says that it will be hard when teams call about Justin Smoak. He’s not available to be traded, is he? Admittedly, that is as far as I got with that article.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He didn't mean
right now
And what does Daniels do with his crowded outfield? From the list — Brandon Boggs, Greg Golson, Julio Borbon, and maybe even eventually Marlon Byrd, David Murphy or Nelson Cruz — the Rangers might end up having to trade away three.
It’s a good problem to have, if you trust the people making the decisions.
That’s Josey’s cue…..
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 13, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OF
Byrds gone after this year so that takes care of that. And its my belief that Cruz is the odd man out of the rest especially if Murphy shows some improvement over last year. Ultimately I think Boggs and Murph form a really nice platoon in LF, Borbon locks down CF, Hammy moves to RF, and Golson is our 5th OF/late inning pinch runner/backup CF.
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 Mar 13, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind it working out that way
although if we end up “not keeping Cruz,” I would hope that both he and Byrd are traded for long-shot, higher ceiling arms instead of just released
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wilmer Font
Venezuelan.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Martin Perez
Also.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 13, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 4 OFs?
Are they keeping 12 pitchers or 13?
If there are 13 position players, and I assume there are you have
1B Davis
2B Kinsler
3B Young
SS Vizquel (Maybe Andrus)
C Saltalamacchia
LF Murphy
CF Hamilton
RF Cruz
DH Blalock
Backup C Teagarden
UIF Duran or Arias
4OF Byrd
????
The ??? has to be an OF/PH/DH, doesn’t it? Either Jones or Cat? Who else would you have there, Metcalf? Boggs? Vizquel if Andrus is starting?
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 13, 2009 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One would think...
…it would be another outfielder, either a Jason Ellison-type CF/PR or a Cat-type.
Vizquel is pretty well set as the UIF, and I can’t imagine they’d keep Metcalf, Duran or Arias around as a second utility IF.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet they keep 13 pitchers
and the rest becomes a moot point.
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
by ortonius on Mar 13, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be shocked if they did that
Teams almost never keep 13 pitchers, absent a couple of doubleheaders or a situation where the bullpen is trashed and they need emergency arms.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially
with April usually having some early off days when you might not even need a 5th starter too often.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And also
the Nolan Ryan edict that starters pitch deeper into games.
by NorCalRangersFan on Mar 13, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't the Rangers roll 4 starters for a couple of weeks in April in 2008?
I seem to remember them doing that a few times recently.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
But that had to do with the schedule and when they had off days.
by NorCalRangersFan on Mar 13, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
Believe me, I understand why teams roll 4 deep. I just couldn’t remember if they did last year or not.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have 3 off days
in the first two weeks so I can’t imagine they’d need 13 pitchers.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By now, It seems Elvis is almost a lock..
"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 Mar 13, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope not
giving up that extra year seems fairly silly to me.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 13, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what everyone but the GM keeps saying..
"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 $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 13, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so if they use common sense
instead of appealing to the fans and Mike Young…do we see Arias or Vizquel start at SS to open the year?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know apealing to Mike Young has zero factor in the decision.
"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 $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 13, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would assume Vizquel
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 13, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a serious question?
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 13, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the way I see it
Vizquel starts if Andrus doesn’t. But I’ve seen it mentioned by people on here and elsewhere that Arias might get a chance to start, and Vizquel is still the utility infielder.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way you see it is the way everybody sees it
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 13, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a Jason Ellison-type CF/PR
So, Golson?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Intended in reply to Adam.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to think...
…that they’d rather give him a full year in AAA to see if he can make some progress with his bat before consigning him to a 25th man role.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Part of the reason a guy like Cat is perfect in that 25th man role is you aren’t wasting a young players development by sticking them on the bench for 90% of the season.
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 Mar 13, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except
Cat fits the narrowest of narrow roles. A LH PH who isn’t all that much of a hitter. There is no place to really play him defensively.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 13, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's the greatest PH of our generation.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than Mark Sweeney
that’s for sure.
"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 $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 13, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hasn't been good as a starter thats undeniable
But the last few years hes been pretty damn good as a PH. Hes hit over .350 each of the last two years in that role.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Mar 13, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he can't run.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no legs?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
by mtex on Mar 13, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tragic accident.
I can’t bare to rehash…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he can...
He just prefers to put on a bag and do sack rack-like hops to first base. You may not have noticed because the cameras are always following the ball, not the batter. By the time they show him at first base, he’s taken off the bag and given it to the first base coach. Its the main reason his average has dropped in the last few years.
by NorCalRangersFan on Mar 13, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this.
As a secondary question, does anyone think Boggs could use more AAA time?
by philkid3 on Mar 13, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here here
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 Mar 13, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully you mean hear hear
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 14, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he is what he is.
"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 Mar 13, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Jason Ellison in camp?
"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 Mar 13, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the Phillies.
"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 $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 13, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Golson
How is Mayberry doing?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
by mtex on Mar 13, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I mean...
Who are you suggesting as the CF/PR type?
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boggs?
can’t he run well enough? or do they want to give him more AAA time as well?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
It seems that there are two groups of people that are dead set that Boggs is AAA at best – front office and AJM. I’m cool with him coming up; provided his shoulder is ok. I haven’t seen anything to the contrary, but that doesn’t mean it’s ready to go.
I still fail to see the logic in having Cat on the roster, but it is what it is.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BoggsI don't think its necessarily Boggs is AAA at best
But more that he could benefit much more from being there and playing regularly than being the 25th man in Arlington. Last year, after his breakout AA season, he was rushed to the bigs when Byrd got hurt and stayed around most of the year playing sporadically. So getting him regular playing time is probably whats best both for him and the organization
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 Mar 13, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
I agree regular playing time is necessary, and I didn’t mean AAA at best forever; just that the front office and Morris both seem to think he has no business playing in the majors in 3 weeks.
I’m not sure if Washington’s refusal to play him last summer was due to that shoulder injury or just a dislike of what he was (Washington seems to get fascinated and turned off by certain players).
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last summer
Im trying to figure out what you mean by Washington not playing him last summer. The only thing I can think of is when he wasn’t starting against NL teams. And that was more because Bradley had to play the field along with Hammy and Byrd. Just not enough room. The shoulder injury probably played a big role in his diminished September role
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 Mar 13, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
August-September
He saw dramatically reduced playing time.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His shoulder and Nelson Cruz
Cruz came up on the 25th of August. Boggs started 5 games after August 23rd. Cruz definitely affected that. Also the shoulder injury he got probably played a big part of it too.
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 Mar 13, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh, these conspiracy theories
are killing me. He was hurt and Cruz cut into his playing time. Cruz was much more important to evaluate than Boggs…one was out of options, one wasn’t, ’nough said.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Mar 13, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He saw reduced playing time prior to Cruz coming up.
I hardly think that’s some kind of “conspiracy theory.”
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shoulder injury IIRC
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 13, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No he didn't
Besides the road games against NL teams when we couldn’t use a DH he played pretty regularly up until August 24th when Cruz came up
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 Mar 13, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You said it, not me:
I’m not sure if Washington’s refusal to play him last summer was due to that shoulder injury or just a dislike of what he was (Washington seems to get fascinated and turned off by certain players).
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Mar 13, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And repeating it still hardly makes it a conspiracy theory.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that facts disporve it makes it anything but a conspiracy theory
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 Mar 13, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What facts?
That Boggs saw reduced playing time before Cruz was called up? Do we know when his shoulder injury took place? Nobody had even heard about it or the surgery until February 2009…
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are delusional
Its only reduced if you thought he was going to play every single day. Go look at his gamelogs. In fact here they are right here
Prior to Cruz coming up these are the days he started
August: 23,22,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,8,7,5,3
July: 30,28,22,20,18,12,11,10,8,6,5,2
Besides the ASB, the only prolonged time he sat was 5 days from the 23rd till the 28th of July. Othe than that he played very regularly.
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 Mar 13, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
Look carefully at the plate appearances in your August games. By my count 12 of those games were zero or 1 plate appearance. If you honestly think that is consistent playing time then ok, but you would be wrong.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you fucking blind?
I think you need to go back and look carefully at the PAs in the games I listed. The zeros and 1’s didn’t start until after Cruz came up and started playing on the 25th.
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 Mar 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Boggs
I’d be on board with having him up as the 4th outfielder if they trade Boggs. I think he’d be a great platoon partner for Byrd.
However, I don’t see the point of having him up as a 5th outfielder.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
Im assuming you mean trade Byrd and platoon with Murphy
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 Mar 13, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Wasn’t paying close enough attention as I was typing
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
I don’t see a point of him being a 5th outfielder, either – I’m with BigSteve; he needs regular playing time and wouldn’t get that as 25th man. Boggs certainly didn’t have a good year offensively (.226/.333/.399, 94 OPS+, 228 PAs), but I think that was more a lack of experience and inadequate playing time rather than reflection of ability. I’m interested to see what he can do, just not with 8 PAs/week.
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.342 expected batting average on balls in play.
.296 actual BABIP.
by philkid3 on Mar 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohmygod a mention of McCarthy
I didn’t read what was written about him, but I’m just going to assume his arm flew off his body and scurried off like Thing to Morticia.
by WyoRanger on Mar 13, 2009 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heheh
Addams Family reference, FTW.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by lonestarJon on Mar 13, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Wilson and Outfielders
Wilson says that no one of the Jones, Cat, Boggs trio has any edge over the others. I’ve got to think that Jones is at the bottom of that list right now. He hasn’t shown a whole lot so far offensively and has been turrible defensively.
I think one of the surplus gets traded – the most likely, Byrd. Reasonable salary and capable of playing all 3 OF positions. He’s likely shown some teams that last year’s production wasn’t a fluke. And, at $3 million he’s not a huge financial risk.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
by mtex on Mar 13, 2009 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Millwood on with Norm
at 10:50.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Mar 13, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If it's anything like his in-game interview
should be a doozy
"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 Mar 13, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sure would like to be dead wrong on McCarthy
Yesterday’s outing sounds like it was impressive. Hope to see him take his turn next time and continue with the success.
If Maddux gets him straightened out, that hire looks genius.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 13, 2009 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds to me like McCarthy
is the one who should get the credit if he has a good season.
by Goyogringo on Mar 13, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well sure, players should always get the majority of the credit for their success
But if McCarthy pitches up to his ability this season under Maddux, while he struggled mightily with (maybe due to) Connor, that is likely more than just a coincidence, right?
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 13, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh
part of being a good pitching coach in my mind is getting a guy to figure some things out for himself and become confident in what he is instead of worrying about what he isn’t. I’m not sure that was Connor’s strong suit. I think it is one of Maddux’s strengths.
by mjh on Mar 13, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And if that was where Connor was bad...
…as in failing to get McCarthy to trust his ability and/or health, isn’t that a big problem with what we had under Connor?
by FuturePants on Mar 13, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely one of my picks
From minorleagueball, AL West breakout candidates.
Clark Murphy, 1B, Texas Rangers
The Rangers have numerous corner hitters looking for a place to play, but behind the logjam at the upper levels is another interesting bat in Clark Murphy. Drafted in the fifth round last year out of high school in California, Murphy hit .358/.435/.525 in 25 games in rookie ball. He’s somewhat raw in most phases and is limited defensively, but he can put a charge in the ball, and if his strike zone judgment holds up at higher levels, he could hit for both power and average. Obviously the Rangers aren’t in a position where they have to rush him.
Hope we see him in the Cal League, at least by year’s end.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why did I think he was a college draftee?
A+ this year might be a little optimistic…
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Mar 13, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your Opening Day starter is .....
Kevin Millwood. Manager Ron Washington said Millwood has earned the right to start the season opener, and if he’s healthy he will. “He’s the guy who I feel is the one I want to open the season with. I’m so happy to seem him healthy. His being healthy means a lot to our rotation.”
- Anthony Andro
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Mar 13, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Earned it?
Really? What has he done to “earn” it? RW has a bad case of veteranitis.
by NorCalRangersFan on Mar 13, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wish we could've seen
the decision made by Ron to start Sheets over Millwood…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 13, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Earned it by default I guess...
He was/is the #1 until someone shoves their way past him.
I hate to be a pessimist, but why do I picture us coming to bat in the first inning on Opening Day already down 3 runs?
by bking on Mar 13, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The two sweetest words in the English language...
…De Fault!
We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.
by Chad Crudup on Mar 13, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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