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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The players love it because you can measure yourself against other top prospects,
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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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We're tired of being a young team with upside. We believe our time is here.
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Typically, right after the first of the year usually gets pretty bad, and we're seeing the first signs of that.
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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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Today we frankly recognize that democracy can be no more than aspiration, and have rule not so much by the people as by the cleverest people; not an aristocracy of birth, not a plutocracy of wealth, but a true meritocracy of talent.
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We're not expecting him to be Roger Clemens. The stuff has always been there. It's just a matter of consistency and we're starting to see that now.
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Yeah. If one time a year is regularly.
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We have to get better. It comes down to every guy looking at themselves and seeing how we can get better, from veterans to rookies. There are no excuses. We have to find a way to get it done.
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I expect to play a little bit of both. Initially they told me that I would get my playing time at second base, but then Jimmy Rollins dropped out so I'm the only guy on the roster who can play both. I don't care where I play; I just want to be able to help the team as much as possible.
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He's having an incredible season. He's talented and driven and the exciting thing is the best is yet to come.
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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 was really locating his pitches well. He was on his game, good stuff.
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We just have to be better defensively, me included. We've slipped the last few weeks, and we don't want to waste a good start by not playing better in the field.