LSB +/-

by rooster on Apr 7, 2009 9:42 AM CDT

Anyone interested in keeping tally of how many plays made this year it appears to us would not have been made last year?

I didn't attend the game, but from browsing Newberg/LSB/BBTIA and reading reports, it appears the infield probably made 3 plays that it wouldn't have last season. I don't know if there were plays that weren't made that would've been made last year.

So far, from these reports, it looks like the Rangers are +3 over last year, all from the left side of the infield thus far.

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i can think of 2

the one were MY made a place coming across the infield on a slow roller and the andrus play behind 2nd

what was the 3rd one?

by dustinvandeman on Apr 7, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions

Didn't Mike make two of those?

And Andrus turned a couple of very good DP’s, though I’m not sure that MY would have missed them.

And yes to the post below, Laird probably makes that stop, and I’m betting Teagarden would have as well.

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Apr 7, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions

I think its just easier to track the MY/Andrus +/-

As mentioned above, Young was able to make a great play at 3rd that previous 3b probably wouldn’t have done, and Andrus actually showed some killer range yesterday.

So between MY and Andrus we’re at +2.

by JBImaknee on Apr 7, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions

I really think

that MY will make the adjustment faster than a lot of us think.

by Michael Cave on Apr 7, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions

I assume

he will make it pretty quick. When you are moving from a “harder” position to an “easier” one, the adjustment isn’t too difficult.

The position plays to his strengths, with his sure hands and a good arm. 3B really doesn’t need quite so much range, as balls get to 3B too quick to make range as important as it is at SS.

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Apr 7, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Possible that Laird would have caught the wild pitch by Millwood?

-1

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by mtex on Apr 7, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

Absolutely not.

No catcher would have had a chance on that one.

by Jamey Newberg on Apr 7, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.

by Kinslerhomer on Apr 7, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

You're probalby right.

That pitch was as far off the plate as Sabathia’s pitches in his Yankee debut yesterday. Just stating for arguments sake – thinking of plays that didn’t get made yesterday. Thankfully and excitingly, there are not many of those to choose from.

(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."

by mtex on Apr 7, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

I checked that out on my recording last night, and he literally had to dive sideways to try to get to that, much less try to deal with the fact that it bounced five feet in front of the plate and had spin on it. That was virtually impossible to block.

by Brett Perryman on Apr 7, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions