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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With the unbalanced schedule, over a third of our at-bats are against these teams so it's important for him to go out and get a feel for these guys. Obviously we don't expect anybody to hit .450, but the best thing you can do is keep running him out there and letting him have good at-bats.
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The players love it because you can measure yourself against other top prospects,
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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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The mood in Beirut is that this is just a first step, and one that is mainly directed against the Syrians. You bring in people like this for a reason. The point I think is to give them a big slap and say the winds have changed and you had better start talking.
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Our call was based on the next six to nine months where we think that oil pricing is at the top end of its trading range. And speaking about the production cutbacks that you alluded to, we are concerned that the OPEC nations will start to overproduce once again going forward over the next several months because of how high oil prices currently are, ... And we have a hard time seeing how investors are going to make money going forward from these current levels.
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He worked both sides of the plate and spotted his fastball well. We had some aggressive cuts against him, but he did a good job and kept us off balance. He is always tough and is very competitive.
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They inoculated themselves against the worst part of it. Legislators around the state are huffing and puffing, trying to keep up with their constituencies and trying to do damage control. The Bucks delegation looks pretty smart.
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I feel bad for Ian. He was off to a great start and is a huge part of our team. Hopefully he can get back on the field again soon.
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I've never seen anything like this, this is unbelievable. Anytime a player gets on a streak like this you're surprised. But Kevin is definitely capable of doing this. He's going to have a huge year.
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It was a huge shock. I didn't see it coming. I'm absolutely shocked that one of our better players and a perfect teammate was traded before Opening Day. That's part of being in the big leagues. You just move on and be ready for tomorrow.
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These cuts point to how badly impaired the profitability of the oil industry has been in the last year. It also show what an enormous cash flow pressure these companies are under.
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The tempo is off a little bit in this later summer period, ... Someone made a comment this afternoon in the office, 'Gee whiz, the phones are quiet!'
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People throw that label around without even seeing the player play. It's unfortunate, because nothing good can come of it. I think everybody should be judged on an individual basis.
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Besides that, the weather is great, the travel is a piece of cake, you can focus entirely on baseball and the facilities are first-class because games are played at Spring Training stadiums. I had a blast. Whoever thought of the AFL, it was a great idea.