Michael Young
Michael Young
7-time MLB All-Star and long time Texas Ranger who won the 2005 American League batting title and helped take the Rangers to the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 October 1976
CityCovina, CA
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It sounds just like the sumo drumming I heard on ESPN last night.
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It was miserable. I made no secret about that. We have too many good players on this team to accept that. ... I want to be part of a winner. I want to win championships.
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I've faced Barry a lot and he's had a lot of success against us. There's no reason to figure it out; just step back and keep looking for good pitches. Finishing strong showed why he's one of the best.
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It's virtually impossible to get a signal out of there with the surrounding terrain if you don't have a direct, line-of-sight satellite path. And there is no other site along the river we can get a signal out where there's equally compelling video.
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It's something I can look back on and be proud. I never try to go up and do too much. I try to have a consistent approach and a consistent plan of attack.
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It means I've stayed healthy, ... That's always my number one goal heading into a season. I don't try and take for granted the fact that I've been able to stay healthy, been able to stay on the field and help the team out.
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It means a lot to have the support of your teammates and coaches, and the feeling is definitely mutual, ... I love the guys I play with. We play hard together and we play to win. Obviously, we haven't had the year we've wanted, but that isn't going to change our effort level. With the kind of support they are giving me, I'll return that to them every day.
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It's just a huge lift to see him walking around doing great. We can't wait to get him back here, but knowing he's getting healthy day by day is the biggest thing.
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It was the most miserable part of any time I've been here.
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It will become validated if it produces revenue and is part of a larger solution on property taxes, which most people want. But there are a large number of people in this state who are opposed to slots.
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They basically gave me an offer I could not refuse. It would have been very difficult to walk away from.
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It's about as close to our goal of 1,500 as we could get. We consider it a huge success.
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It is still spring, but mentally, we're there already. We've already come together as a team, and that's what's important.
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I told him he should give half of the Gold Glove to me for all the balls I threw in the dirt that he had to scoop up and made him look good. There's a lot of great first basemen in our league, but no one like Tex.