Official 2014 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

[Broseidon]

Touche captain Morgan.

My first thought was...what the hell happened to Duffman?

 

[romeo212000]

The Pierzynski effect.

Not so sure about that. I always got the feeling he was good for your clubhouse, but hated if he was on the other team.

 

[Broseidon]

TAG was praying for a 1-2-3 inning

 

[romeo212000]

Going to be awful hard to keep choice off the major league roster.

 

[Bmurph]

Choice with another solid hit

 

[Broseidon]

Not so sure about that. I always got the feeling he was good for your clubhouse, but hated if he was on the other team.

I've always enjoyed his enthusiasm.

With the departure of Young and Josh, and the apparent distain Kinsler had for being a leader, a rift pf personalities could arise in a tight season. Maybe a too many Indians, not enough chiefs deal. I'm only speculating.

I wonder if its like two separate clubhouses between the Spanish and English speakers.

 

[romeo212000]

Not a strike.

 

[Justinkm83]

Anybody getting the sense there was a rift in the clubhouse last year? Haven't been able to put my finger on it, but a few players have inadvertently hinted at it in various interviews it seems.

Berkman. Ian also got into it with Beltre, but I doubt that was a lasting problem.

 

[Justinkm83]

Going to be awful hard to keep choice off the major league roster.

That's what I said over a week ago.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Anybody getting the sense there was a rift in the clubhouse last year? Haven't been able to put my finger on it, but a few players have inadvertently hinted at it in various interviews it seems.

Out in the hinterlands like you are too ... have not heard all the interviews ... but would be curious about whatever was hinted. I have a suspicion though ...

 

[Bmurph]

Not a strike.

Looked low to me

 

[romeo212000]

That was nasty from Soria.

 

[Justinkm83]

03-03-2014, 04:13 PM

Kouzmanoff is playing well, and I don't know how you're going to keep Choice off the ML roster. Choice with an RBI triple.

See.

JTA promptly responded by saying "easy, by using common sense."

 

[romeo212000]

Rosenthal's expert analysis: he's really impressed with all the favorites.







Genius.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Should we be concerned that the team is losing so much? I know the team isn't necessarily focusing on winning, but they are losing more than I expected so far.

 

[Bmurph]

That was nasty from Soria.

Had the first 2 hitters really off balance it seemed

 

[romeo212000]

Should we be concerned that the team is losing so much? I know the team isn't necessarily focusing on winning, but they are losing more than I expected so far.

No. They've racked up plenty of losses in past spring trainings.

 

[Windingmywatch]

No

 

[Bmurph]

Should we be concerned that the team is losing so much? I know the team isn't necessarily focusing on winning, but they are losing more than I expected so far.

They haven't really had all the pieces that will really be starters everyday playing so far. They've led several spring games so far only to have a young minor leaguer come in in late innings and give up leads. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point. Healthy is the most important way to break camp

 

[Justinkm83]

We're going to get to see what Feliz can do right after Soria shut them down.


On another note: I love Choo's eye at the plate. It so nice to see after our last lead off hitter. Ian's wasn't horrible, but Choo is just so much better.