star-telegram.com - 11/18/2008
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Mike Maddux, no stranger to the Lone Star State, will attempt to forge a bond with each of his pitchers.
rangersblog.dallasnews.com - 11/15/2008
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rangersblog.dallasnews.com —
In his "first day on the job," new
Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux stood surrounded by local...
media while glancing out at a handful of his new charges -- including a remarkably svelte Kevin Millwood -- who were running...
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Maddux Arrives in Arlington
star-telegram.com - 11/13/2008
ussmariner.com - 11/19/2008
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ussmariner.com —
I was looking through this year’s crop of
free agent starters for bargains, and I thought I’d...
share. An average pitcher strands about 70% of the runners they allow — they don’t score. If a pitcher gets lucky, they can get a ...
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This year’s Washburns
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Tuesday a.m.
Lone Star Ball —
Not a whole lot this morning. Jeff Wilson takes his look at Mike Maddux, including this from Nolan Ryan:
Ryan said Maddux is the right fit for the Rangers because he has a knack for feeling out a pitcher’s personality and finding the right route to help him realize his potential..."I like a pitching coach who relates well to his pitchers and understands that each one of them is different," Ryan said. "Dealing with 12 different individuals, you have to try to get them to rise to the occasion and try to get consistency out of them."
Wednesday Morning Rangers Notes
Baseball Time in Arlington —
... asking price if the league-wide concern over his health is so extreme that his contractual demands are bumped as far down as two- or three-year territory. I'm about ready for the Jake Peavy "Will he or won't he be traded?" saga to be over. It's all far too reminiscent of those many consecutive winters where Manny Ramirez was seemingly on the brink of being traded for weeks at a time right before everybody kissed and made up. ● New pitching coach Mike Maddux, once again, appears to get it:
"I like a pitching coach who relates well to his ...
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jsonline.com 10/29/2008 — Oct. 29, 2008 | Philadelphia - As we wait for the World Series to end so the Brewers can name Ken Macha as their new manager, I'm hearing that Macha might have to find a new pitching coach. The Texas Rangers are very interested in hiring Mike Maddux ...
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Source: Maddux is pitching coach
rangersblog.dallasnews.com 11/3/2008 — The Rangers will name Mike Maddux pitching coach perhaps as early as Monday, a source with knowledge of the process said Sunday night. GM Jon Daniels confirmed only that the Rangers had been in touch with Maddux this weekend. He...
Maddux to Retire
hardballtimes.com 12/5/2008 — It's official. Or at least it will be on Monday .
Maddux is my favorite baseball player of all time. Despite this, I have only seen him pitch in person one time. This is a near-contemporaneous account of that one time I saw him, related in an email to my buddy Ethan in the still-drunk hours ...
Hamilton looking for top honor —
Major League Baseball News 11/17/2008
Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton is a top candidate for the American League MVP Award, to be announced Tuesday. Hamilton hit .304 with 98 runs scored, 32 home runs and a league-leading 130 RBIs in his first season with the Rangers.
