SB Nation User Blog: T Coleman

Out-of-the-Box Thought on 3B for '09

T Coleman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:44:08 -0000

This has been hashed out in several forums. Sorry I'm late for the party, but had this brainstorm recently.

'09 is a contract year for Adrian Beltre. It is also a contract year for Padilla, and could be one for Millwood. All three will paid roughly the same amount next season.

Both teams are obviously building for the future, and none of these guys will be part of that future.

So the proposal is either Millwood or Padilla for Beltre straight-up.

What is in it for Texas?

A right-handed bat to hit in the middle of the line-up
A good defensive player at 3B
Chris Davis back to 1B
No pushing MY to 3B
No rushing Andrus to the parent club

What is in it for Seattle?

An established pitcher to replace Bedard
Clears a spot for Matt Tuiasosopo
????

This idea is not well thought-out or heavily researched. Just a thought for discussion.

How to slide into home plate. David Murphy could take a lesson...

T Coleman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:03:56 -0000

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200809093446912

How to slide into home plate. David Murphy could take a lesson...

What did Connor say?

T Coleman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:12:19 -0000

I do agree with all that has been said about Mark Connor being a fine man. I feel for the lose of his job and wish him well in the future. In spite of that, we can have a little fun with the situation.

I didn't get to watch the game last night...Night Ranger was playing at the White River Water Carnival...so I watched the MLB highlight videos. Take note of the last few seconds of the clip of Murphy's game winning hit:

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200808013237958

Just for kicks...what did Connor say to Murphy as he patted him on the back?

Kiker on 7/8/09

T Coleman — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:57:43 -0000

With all the Harrison excitement last night, I didn't see anyone mention Kiker's line:

6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K

There was even a caught stealing with him on the mound. That seems to be one of his better starts of the year.

There has been lots of talk about how stocked the farm system is with pitchers in the lower levels of the system. That is certainly good. Could it be good in another way?

I can't help but wonder if all the young arms increases the intensity, focus, and competition amongst the pitchers. For example, did Kiker come out and fire his best game last night because he was ticked that he got passed in the pecking order by Feliz? Does the fact that Hunter has gone from Bakersfield to Frisco to OKC in half a season show that performance gets reward, so everyone tries a little harder? Or is the ultimate reward of the big leagues enough motivation?

OT: Travel Route Help

T Coleman — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:53:35 -0000

I'm flying into Love Field next Friday around 1PM and need to head towards Corsicana on I-45. What is the best route to get from Love Field to I-45? Any major road construction in the area?

I repeat:

I'm flying into Love Field next Friday around 1PM and need to head towards Corsicana on I-45. What is the best route to get from Love Field to I-45? Any major road construction in the area?

Thanks for the help.

OT: Nutt to announce resignation

T Coleman — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:48:25 -0000

The Little Rock TV stations are reporting that Houston Nutt will announce his resignation tonight at 6:30PM. If interested, the press conference can be viewed at www.katv.com

They also cite the Memphis Commercial-Appeal that he is already negotiating with Ole Miss to fill their coaching position.

Time for the winter meetings so we can stop talking about college football.

A Few Off-Season Thoughts

T Coleman — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:33:36 -0000

A few things I've thought about since the end of the season:

Home/Road Record - I haven't seen it mentioned much, but the Rangers won the fewest number of road games this season with 28. That is just terrible. What do you make of this number?

So I did a little exercise to determine the teams with the greatest difference in home record and road record. The equation is simple: Home Games Over/Under .500 - Road Games Over/Under .500. (Note: Remember two negatives make a positive). Using this equation, the larger the number, the greater the difference in home and road record. A negative number means the team was better on the road than at home.

Our beloved Rangers tied for the highest value with the Brewers at 38. Other high values include Toronto at 30, LAA at 28, Colorado at 23. The Mets were the only team with a negative value at -12...nice job guys.

Mr. Third Place - Once again, Tex winds up playing for a third place team and watching the playoffs like the rest of us. Had he stayed in Texas, he would have most likely finished on another third place team. After another third place finish with the Braves next year, maybe he will sign with Yankees and continue the streak.

Ichiro Shift - When Ichiro leads off an inning, he typically just slaps at the ball and runs real fast...like skinny guys do in softball. So I would propose an Ichiro shift with the bases empty. In this shift, the centerfielder would become an extra infielder with the corner outfielders sliding over to the power alleys. This might take away some of those cheap infield hits. He might also adjust his swing to try and hit the ball over the infield, thus popping up more. I doubt anyone would try this...unless LaRussa manages against him. Then it would be dubbed a great move by a genius manager.

Winning Pitcher Explanation

T Coleman — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:48:36 -0000

In the Cardinal's 16-4 win over the Pirates today, Kelvin Jimenez was credited with the win. He faced one batter, in the second inning, and struck him out. Then he was promptly removed from the game for a pinch hitter.

I understand when the starter, Mike Maroth in this case, does not go five innings, the official scorer has the discretion to award the win to a pitcher that pitched effectively. While striking out the lone hitter faced is a nice accomplishment, it hardly warrants being credited with win.

I'm sure that Jimenez is glad to be 2-0.

A-Rod/Tex Similarities

T Coleman — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:52:40 -0000

There seem to be a few similarities between A-Rod and Tex:

Great players
Power hitting RBI men
Huge paychecks...the Boras factor
Made some comments that angered fans
The desire to leave Texas and play for a winner

That last similarity lead me to think of the following question:

Which player will have the most number of WS Rings when their career is over. Poll at the right.

The answer will be provided in about 15 years.

Poll

Who will finish their career with the greatest number of WS Rings?

A-Rod

14 votes

Tex

20 votes

Equal number > 1

3 votes

Equal number...both 0

31 votes

68 votes | Poll has closed

Blatant Hypocrisy

T Coleman — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:53:03 -0000

So I'm watching the Cardinals tonight...have I stated before that I get EVERY Cardinal game...against the D-Backs. In the 6th or 7th inning, Livan Hernandez hits a two-out, two-run HR. In his trot around the bases, he has a little swagger...as much swagger as a 250-lb man can have.

So the color analyst for the Cardinals starts talking about Hernandez' hot dogging in the HR trot and how it is unnecessary. The color analyst, by the way, is none other than Al Hrbosky.

Al Hrbosky, the Mad Hungarian, talking about hot dogging and show boating. Well Al, what was that little thing you use to do when you pitched? It sure looked like hot dogging to me.

Later on, Eric Byrnes is coming in on a line drive hit to the outfield. He tries to make one of those sliding catches where the ball is caught about head high. Hrbosky proceeds to say that how the modern day outfielder tends to slide unnecessarily to make the catches look better. Hello...Al...who plays CF for the Cardinals when he is not gimped up on the DL? Isn't it Jim Edmonds, King of the exaggerated catch?

I know that Lewin can sometimes get annoying in his broadcasts, but I can't stand listening to Hrbosky.

Thanks for listening.