SB Nation User Blog: T Coleman

2009 Re-Draft from Don Banks at SI

T Coleman — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:40:40 -0000

2009 Re-Draft from Don Banks at SI

Good article...a "if I knew then what I knew now" evaluation.

SI Article on CJ

T Coleman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:10:48 -0000

And then: That team that spent $50 million more than any other team, that team with three sure Hall...

T Coleman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:25:59 -0000

And then: That team that spent $50 million more than any other team, that team with three sure Hall of Famers and as many as four others, that team that bought Milwaukee's best pitcher and Anaheim's best hitter and Toronto's No. 2 starter and Boston's favorite Idiot and the most expensive player in the history of baseball and so on, that team will win the World Series, and spray champagne on each other, and they will tell you that they won because they came together as a group and kept pulling themselves off the ground and didn't listen to the doubters.
And then, if you are a not a Yankees fan, you will want to throw up. If you are not a Yankees fan, you are left hoping that next year the randomness of a short playoff series will get the Yankees and allow some other team to win so we can celebrate the hope of Opening Day. And that's baseball.

Former Ranger Minor League Pitcher Traded

T Coleman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:39:17 -0000

Former Ranger Minor League Pitcher Traded

World Series "Did You Know"...

T Coleman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:03:28 -0000

World Series "Did You Know"...

..the winning pitcher for the first two games of the World Series is from Arkansas? That has to be a first.

The link to Burnett is below:

Cardinals New Hitting Coach

T Coleman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:25:15 -0000

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?