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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You had to make sure that you came to work with clothes that were appropriate to the weather.
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Hitting is such a subjective thing. You have to find out what works for you. Those are big situations. You're not always going to come through but mentally you have to lock it in.
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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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Anybody that can come back after a whole year off and get respect is a great player in my opinion, ... he works hard and makes everybody around him better.
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The players love it because you can measure yourself against other top prospects,
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We're tired of being a young team with upside. We believe our time is here.
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This was a big lift for us. Our starting pitching has done a great job for us. The offense has gotten off to a slow start but once we start clicking offensively, this could be a lot of fun.
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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.
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Beau and Daniel did a good job stepping in.
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As soon as it was announced, I told my agent to call Team USA and tell them I wanted to be in the WBC.
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To provide world-class patient care, we need everyone involved in the surgical process to have an accurate view of what is happening at any point for any patient. Now we can also bring better metrics to management. For example, we can immediately identify delays in OR turnaround times, investigate the cause, and develop solutions to reduce these types of delays.
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We want to win. The last thing we want to do every August is think about next year. ... We want to win right now.
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There is a lot of talent in this clubhouse.
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One reason I am looking forward to playing is because of the misconception that the United States is going to take this as an exhibition rather than a competitive tournament, and that could not be further from the truth. If I wanted to just relax I would stay in Spring Training, play my four innings and then go play a round of golf. I want to win this thing.