Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 06:54:28 -0500 Reply-To: Texas Rangers MLB Discussion <RANGERS@TAMU.EDU> Sender: Texas Rangers MLB Discussion <RANGERS@TAMU.EDU> From: Beau Sharbrough <beau@CONNECT.NET> Subject: Notes from last night's game
Hi gang,
GaryC and I found ourselves in sec.41 at the BallPark last night. We saw a few things that don't translate as well from TV, I thought I'd toss them out.
* Ramon, I mean Nomar is the real deal. He hits, he fields, he's
awesome. The rest of the tepid RedSox lineup will get you beat
4-3. This man can throw like Pudge.
* There was a guy in a dark part of the stands, wearing a
trenchcoat and hat and smoking a cigarette, who told us the real
story on Loaiza's hand injury. He says it was not Steve's wife
who closed the car door on his hand, but a devoted fan, under
"contract" to pitching coach Dick Bosman. "You throw that
sidearm sh*t again and I'll break your hand," Bozz threatened.
When Stevie didn't get it, someone closed the door on his hand
and promised that when he came off the dl if he threw any more of
that sidearm crap it would happen again. I think that this
smoking guy knows something, because it appears that Steve has
finally gotten the message. I love creative approaches to
problems.
* The following Rangers are hitting the old Al Oliver frozen
ropes: Gonzalez, Palmeiro, Stevens. Gonzalez and Stevens hit
doubles that were just about as fast as I've seen a ball get to
the wall. It's a gravity defying act you've got to see.
* Palmeiro has 34 homers and 111 rbi. I sent a note about Tom Scheiffer, whose ego cost the Rangers 5 years of enjoying Raffy
in red, to the smoking man.
* Pudge and Todd Zeile have temporarily lost it. Neither looks
comfortable at the plate. Todd in particular can't seem to get
ready to swing in time. He's still pulling his bat back when the
ball gets to the plate. His efforts to regroove his swing are
painful to watch. I saw the Smoking Man shaking his head several
times.
* Lee Stevens is so in the leather. TZ pulled him into the
basepath and he just laid out there and made the play. I thought
he'd get hit and I know I saw the smoking man write in his
notepad.
* The Bosox have a reliever named Garces who looks like he's way
fat. Don't be deceived. This guy plays defense from foul line
to foul line and only let one Rangers ground ball out of the
infield. I think he had one of those nights where everything is
perfect. I remembered a Rangers rookie, Dreyer I think, chasing
foul balls all the way to the stands. In case you can't tell it,
I like enthusiasm on the field.
* Two balls go off Gonzalez' glove in two nights. I want to get
a look at that glove. It was a good hustle play by Igor, but a
long run followed by a muffed catch will get him a baseball
career that looks a lot like mine. Of course, Igor hits a lot
better than me. GaryC and I discussed it and I have the arm to
play GM.
* I've never been at the park when Zimm pitched. He's wicked
good. He can throw so low. Last night, a 9 pitch inning, two
balls.
* Why does anyone throw a strike to Pudge and Juan?
* Stano left it wherever Zeile left it.
* Offerman and Goodwin turned in surprising efforts in the field.
* It appeared that the Red Sox wanted to hit the ball to Rusty
all night. (That's paranoia speaking. They don't know where it
will go).
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-Beau
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Beau Sharbrough
www.connect.net/beau
Grapevine, Texas