Vol. #1: Spring Training Videos.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 18, 2010 11:25 AM CST
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It's that time of year again! As I did last year I'll put an * for each new video that day. Videos by Anthony Andro of the FWST, Jason Cole of Lonestardugout.com, Richard Durrett of ESPNDallas and Evan Grant of the DMN.
February 18: Eric Hurley throwing video
February 19: Some PFP video #1
Alexi Ogando throws batting practice video
Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando catch video
February 20: Ron Washington interview video
Frank Francisco vs. Justin Smoak video
February 21:
Viral Video: It's Rich Harden throwing hard
Jarrod Saltalamacchia interview video
Neftali Feliz/Kasey Kiker combo video
February 22: Short video of Elvis Andrus taking some swings
Video of Nelson Cruz taking swings
Ian Kinsler batting cage video
Elvis Andrus batting cage video
February 23: Brandon McCarthy bullpen video
Video of Ian Kinsler taking some swings.
Video of Neftali Feliz playing catch
February 24: Rangers pitcher Brandon McCarthy remakes himself, with video of tweaked delivery
Vladimir Guerrero batting cage video
February 25: Scheppers/Kiker/Beltre
Marcus Lemon batting cage video
Vlad takes his cuts in batting cage
February 26: Michael Young batting practice video
Josh Hamilton batting cage video
February 27: Chris Davis BP video
Tanner Scheppers batting practice video
February 28: Julio Borbon BP video
Video of Chris Davis taking a little BP
March 1: Rangers video: Nelson Cruz batting practice
Rangers video: Vladimir Guerrero BP
Rangers video: Jarrod Saltalamacchia throwing
March 2: Clay Rapada BP Video
Joaquin Arias batting practice
March 3: Neftali Feliz and Pedro Strop
Rangers video: Elvis Andrus works at shortstop
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It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
i didn't know Hurley was left-handed
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but
Hurley is the one in the background. Not sure who the lefty is in the foreground.
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yeah, it was sarcasm
but you never know with that wilted shoulder/rotator cuff, he might be better off becoming a southpaw
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Joyyyyy to the Worrrld
/Clark Griswald
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Awesome.
I hope Hurley gets it back together and becomes a significant player in This Thing.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Serious question/point.
Are most big league managers hitting High A players fungo on 2/18? If for nothing else, you gotta love Wash for his passion of the game and willingness to teach anyone anything.
I know that doesn’t translate into success, but things could be worse.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Well, Wash does like to go out there and throw BP a lot.
I certainly see him going out there the first day of ST and even shagging balls as long as he’s with the players. Just seems to be his thing.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Well since position players aren't required to be there right now what else is he supposed to do
he loves the fungo and infield and defense are his areas of expertise.
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.
I don't know, I just don't envision LaRussa or Torre hitting fungos to some kid in High A before anyone is required to be there...
maybe they do, maybe they don’t.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I don't think those guys have the background Wash does
He was a infielder in his playing days and that was his area as a coach in Oakland. He probably feels comfortable doing that. Sure he could be over there watching pitchers and catchers but thats Maddux’s area of expertise
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.
I was applauding Wash for hitting fungo, not questioning why he was doing it.
Wash shouldn’t go anywhere near the pitchers, let Mustache Jesus work his magic.
Ready to see some vids of these 12:30 bullies.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Hey a lot of people were real high on him at one point...
but then again a lot of people were real high on Jason Botts too :(
Here’s hoping he gets it together this year.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
in between
taking credit and patting yourself on the back for these vids, might want to look up the word attribution.
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Feb 19, 2010 7:40 AM CST reply actions
Umm...
in between taking credit and patting yourself on the back for these vids
What am I missing here? I don’t see that at all. I think he’s just giving LSBers easy access to some ST videos, which I for one appreciate. We know he didn’t do the video himself and I don’t really think he’s implying that either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
and i assume you made this post before he explicitly gave credit
but i think people would have figure it out when the links led them to Anthony Andro’s or Richard Durrett’s Blog/Twitter
I always get
ncrangerman and ncrangerfan (the dude who made the Crawdads blog) confused. Now I know man = asshole, fan = good dude.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Thanks for clearing that up
I actually thought they were on in the same, didn’t really notice he was “man”
pathetic
The ST videos are some of the best things about this site. I could care less who is behind the camera. Keep them coming!!!
It's a simple courtesy,
kinslerhomer made the acknowledgment, it’s done, enjoy the vids and move on.
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Feb 24, 2010 9:20 AM CST up reply actions
hat tip
kinslerhomer
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Feb 19, 2010 2:14 PM CST reply actions
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Q:Conditioning was a key element entering last season. Did that have to be harped on again, or is it understood now by the pitchers? This winter, guys came into the ballpark and were working all winter. You look at these guys now, they all look great. They know what’s in front of them. They also know your career is a freakin’ blip. There’s no reason to go through this out of shape. Give yourself an opportunity. If you have a problem with it, go upstairs and talk to the man about it.
Q:And he’ll find you another team? Yeah. Plain and simple.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Bringing in Maddox might be the best thing to ever happen to this team.
Over Nolan, the new ownership, JD, everthing. He’s setting a fire in these pitchers and maybe the whole damn team.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball." - Terence Mann
I love Maddux. Not as much as Chuck G, but pretty damn close.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Too much awesome there.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
very nice.,
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I want to know who the guy is on the far right
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Can you imagine how Beltre and Ogando feel?
I bet they were beginning to think that day would never come, and here they are. I don’t care if you wearing #71, putting on a big league uniform at big league camp has to be the coolest experience ever.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
The exif data is intact too
usually newspaper photographs on their site takes that away.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Very nice
Can’t wait to go to ST in a few weeks. Love the way the ball sounds comin’ off Hambone’s bat
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Feb 19, 2010 8:25 PM CST reply actions
good to to Hurley
throwing around a bit
yes… sight we haven’t seen in a while, no doubt
I'm a newbie now... I've been on a sort of sabbatical leave... a rest from LSB or hiatus so to speak.
Ogando....
For a guy that can crank it up to 100, he doesn’t get much out of his legs.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Watching the Omar/Alexi catch video,
you have Beltre throwing flat footed and Ogando damn near crow hopping from 70 feet. Seems weird.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 20, 2010 1:28 AM CST up reply actions
Ogando used to be an OF
so maybe that’s just how he plays catch. I doubt that’s the case at all, but I can’t think of an obvious reason
Beltre's shoulder is being monitored, he was shut down in winter ball.
Just taking it nice and easy.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
PFP #1, pitcher covering 1B...
They should have Borbon, Gentry and a group of the really fast prospects trying to beat out the play to simulate real game conditions.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
link dump
Found this on youtube – don’t recall anybody else linking to it before –
Kinsler and MY via ESPN The Mag
That was pretty good.
I really want to like Ian again, but he has to earn it.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
That is sexy.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
Those hats look dumb when they're not wearing warmup jerseys.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Those hats look dumbwhen they’re not wearing warmup jerseys.
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 20, 2010 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, those are too much.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Either Smoak was really really being patient
Or Frankie didn’t have much control
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.
Rich Harden has some serious arm speed.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
That was my first thought also. I couldn't decide who has the faster arm... Feliz or Harden.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Was Feliz #30 last 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.
yep
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 21, 2010 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
Patiently awaiting the first video of Brandon McCarthy this spring.
You’ll know why when someone finally gets a peak at him.
So.... beer belly?
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Apparently Scott Feldman has taken over Kevin Millwood's role as veteran leader, so he'll be the one with the beer gut.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
His picture is on the front page now. No beer belly.
Must be a mechanical thing, or maybe he’s got a fancy new glove.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Now that it's up...
Of course, it’s only about 75%-80% effort, but it’s not quite what I expected. More to come…
by NoNameOnCard on Feb 23, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
Reminds me of Asian Kid...
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
God help me... I love that freakin' nickname.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Feb 25, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Looks like less of a leg bend with his back leg at the beginning, but maybe that's because it isn't a max effort leg drive.
Seems like he brings his arm straight back alot more than even after he first implemented some changes last year.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Looks like it.
His elbow doesn’t get as high as before, either. It still comes way behind his shoulders, though.
His finish and follow-through look a little cleaner, but it’s hard to tell from that camera angle and frame rate.
by NoNameOnCard on Feb 23, 2010 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
Delivery looks more compact,
less flailing components, stronger base and more torque from lower half, less top down but still on top of the ball, landing neatly -toe forward on ball of his foot. I like it, but I’m interested in your take, analytically.
A Stephens
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Feb 24, 2010 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
After looking at the DMN video from Evan...
I really don’t think his lower half has changed since last season. He might have a little more drop before his drive, but he still floats his front foot instead of really stepping into his stride. I’m not a huge fan of how he balances himself (glove arm and front leg starting out toward 3B), but this probably doesn’t have much of a performance effect aside from the theoretical potential for quicker fatigue.
He lands a little toward 3B as a result, but in the video, he’s getting his front shoulder all the way through.
Anyway, he’s not quite streamlined, but his arm action is much improved.
by NoNameOnCard on Feb 24, 2010 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
The look of his delivery is very similar (to me) to when he returned with the new mechanics last year, except
a little smoother. It might just be better coordination as he’s gotten used to the new mechanics.
His follow through is like the opposite of recoil. He almost could stick his hand in a hip pocket, if he had one.
Maybe his biggest change at this point is adding the cutter?
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
The mechanics are definitely different.
His arm action is considerably different. His follow-through late last season was still the same as it was during spring training. What he’s doing now is quite remarkable by comparison.
I might get some new high-speed footage this spring. If so, I plan to break down the differences, but I’m not sure if I can publish the video (or stills from it) that I have from last July/August, though, since it came from the Rangers.
by NoNameOnCard on Feb 24, 2010 11:59 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks Kinslerhomer! There's a ton of good stuff in here...
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
need some Chris Davis
WTF… where is some Davis love???
my fav so far…
Hurley throwing, Neftali Feliz/Kasey Kiker combo, Ian Kinsler batting cage, and Elvis Andrus batting cage
Borbon also looks like he's hitting alot to the opposite field...
It will be refreshing to have him in the lead-off spot. Though, I do expect him to struggle at times this season.
2010 Rangers Outlook video - CBS Sports
Link to story and video (Danny Knobler)
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
CBS Top 5 prospects. Wow
Top Rangers Prospects (2010 destination)
1. Neftali Feliz, SP, Majors
2. Justin Smoak, 1B, Triple-A
3. Martin Perez, SP, Double-A
4. Kasey Kiker, SP, Triple-A
5. Tanner Scheppers, SP, Double-A
"Hell's frozen over, Pigs are flying! The Saints have won the Super Bowl"
Wow, I know I'm biased, but Lil' Lemon looks so good.
That was awesome.
Thanks as usual, KH.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
sweet, short stroke he has.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
What is it you guys like to say?
Something about baseball pants?
Yeah, um, just watched the Vlad video…changing pants now.
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in the zach phillips bullpen video
who is the lefty sidearm pitcher in the background?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I'm guessing Clay Rapada
Rapada handcuffed lefthanded batters in the International League both last season (.210/.279/.274) and also in 2008 (.207/.304/.379), but his low, side-arm slot makes him extremely vulnerable to righties.
Dunno if
Someone has pointed it out yet but Davis and Hambone look extremely similar…even the mannerisms after the pitch…
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Feb 28, 2010 2:28 AM CST reply actions
I don't understand Harden's delivery.
He keeps his weight back more than any other pitcher I can remember. Looks like Maddux is trying to get him to extend.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
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Looks like Maddux is trying to get him to extend.
So THAT is why Maddux is proving such a popular coach…
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
His stride
is huge, from what little I know I don’t see how he’s not putting excess stress on his shoulder by having to fire forward from so far back and with such an exaggerated landing. What say NNOC?
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Feb 28, 2010 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
Shoulder stress is caused by the path the elbow takes.
A stride will only affect your shoulder if it hinders or helps rotation of the torso.
by NoNameOnCard on Feb 28, 2010 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
I could watch Borbon take BP all day.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
KH, you need to make a new post on this
This one here is dangerously close to falling out of Valhalla, and who knows when miles might decide to show up and talk about not being recognized.
I'll make one Thursday
When it falls off anyway.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Does Vladdy
Want to get thrown junk pitches? I noticed a few were in the other batter’s box and he swatted em. I guess you don’t become the best junk ball hitter ever by not practicing it.
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Mar 1, 2010 10:26 PM CST reply actions
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