A Blasphemer's Look At Michael Young

about the effect on 2011. Michael Young gives the team a tremendous option should one of the infielders get hurt. He’d also be just fine as a DH, and he could play 1B against lefties while Napoli does DH. WIthout Young, if Kinsler, Beltre, or Andrus go down for a period of time, you’re likely throwing out Andres Blanco again, which is ok, but definitely not as good as offensive option as Young.

If this is really about Young requesting a trade, I’m sad that it’s in direct conflict what he stated previously this offseason. If he’s really addicted to winning, or whatever he said after the postseason, he’d swallow his defensive pride and realize he serves a great purpose as the DH/backup infielder option.

This is a bit like Mike Modano situation minus the fact he didnt ask to be traded and modano is an all time great. But still just because hes a wing now doesnt mean im no longer a stars fan? thats stupid those fans arent real fans if they dont root for the rangers anymore because michael young isnt on the team.

I am not one of those people to say I am not going to be a fan of the team if it gets rid of so and so….

With that being said…I get where those people are coming from:

In my opinion…Michael Young is getting the red headed step child treatment… This is the Rangers 3rd time switching his fielding position.. (what is this little leage?!)
And above kind of just proves my rhsc treatment theory…

Michael Young gives the team a tremendous option should one of the infielders get hurt.

(thats the best anyone can say about him in this situation) He is better then just a some times when someone gets hurt or is tired… infielder…
Sure he isn’t the greatest player that ever lived…or that ever played for the Rangers..(I am sure more people know who Josh Hamilton is over Michael Young) but the point is… he was a leader and probably the most loyal of players in the last decade.. So I get why the fans are upset… If the business end of the team can treat a player like Michael Young like this….then what is it saying for the franchise and the people running it? (probably that they just care about a winning team and not really about there players…) Thats probably not a team people want to be fans of…(just a thought)

I can agree if it’s a money issue, but it the way they handled it that bothers me alot. I will believe what Michael says happened over JD any day, it’s not how you treat someone like him. There are reports saying young was ok with move but I never heard it from him , he said he welcomed the addition of a great player on beltre, but never said he would enjoy losing his job and becoming a DH. He said he wanted what’s best for the team, and I’m confused why that needs to be with young Dh. Obviously young didn’t agree with that decision and he feels it’s not best for the team, and that’s why he wants to leave. I love the rangers, I do not love Jon Daniels. If it’s time to part ways you be straight up and tell him, not signing people then saying DH or backup deal with it. Keep in mind he is two years removed from a gold glove! He improved tremendous from year one at third. I hear all about how his defense is nothing special when that is downright insane, his defense won us countless games when his bat wasn’t. Seems like people just chalk this down to growing pains for a small franchise, a franchise asking their face to be happy they want him to still hit at least. Sure he isn’t elite, but he is the most consistent player we have ever had. People are comparing him to Brett farve!?! For christ sake! I am a ranger fan first, but michael young is the first ranger I am a fan of.

This whole thing is not about being loyal to a player over the team. It is about wondering how you can be loyal to a team that treats a player like Michael Young the way they have treated him. This guy has been the ultimate team player for a decade and remained with a losing club through years when he could have gone elsewhere and chose not to. Then, as soon as the Rangers start winning again, the ultimate team player gets pushed aside with promises that the team obviously has no intention of keeping based on the players they have since acquired. Is a team that would treat such a loyal and team-oriented player who is still defensively and offensively as potent if not more than any of the guys they are trying to bring in really worthy of my loyalty? For now I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. But sports isn’t just about winning. It is about how you play the game. That’s what the big controversy was about with Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys and I fear that this will be the equivalent with the Rangers if it isn’t handled better than this very quickly.

I never drank the Michael Young kool-aid to the amazement of my fellow Rangers fan friends. I think he’s overrated and is probably really an @ss, he just knows knows how to say the right things to the media. And on a superficial level, I just dont like the way he talks. He’s a fast talker. Good riddance I say.

I am not a fan of Michael Young. I, also, am not a non-fan of Michael Young. I believe that if Beltre were the 3rd baseman last year the staff ERA would have been half a point lower. I’ve seen enough of an aging player take a half step, dive and looks frustrated as the ball rolls into the corner for double. That being said, Michael Young as a part time DH and part time utility make this Ranger baseball team much better. He is better than most utility infielders. He can certainly. He will be paid $16,000,000 for the next three years. Shut up and do what you employer asks to make the orgaization better. Or retire. I would not even entertain trading him. I don’t want to hear how mistreated he is. The fans love him. The organization loves him. Team leader? I don’t think so. He does his job to the best of his ability. He does not make others around him better as leaders do. He just played in the World Series but feels the need to bash the boss and won’t even take a meeting with Nolan Ryan.

Do you job and be quiet.

I gotta be honest, I think he’s acting like a spoiled brat. Everybody is asked to make sacrifices for the betterment of the team. Sometimes multiple sacrifices. I like the Rangers, not a fan as stated before. But, the only player I would put on a pedestal at this point, would be Josh Hamilton, because he has PRODUCED more than Young when they needed him to. Leadership and intangibles are great, but, they don’t win championships. Beltre’ has better range, and should put up better numbers. Either way, no player, even Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, it doesn’t matter, NO player is greater than the team.

Cases like this should move us toward the greater question. Which is; “Why do we root for laundry?” Is it not more foolish for one to become attached to clothing than to have a grown attached to a person?

What do the Rangers stand for?
When Nolan Ryan came in everyone presumed the Rangers would now stand for the blue collar hard working loyal organization. That branding technique is something the people can root for. They can root for an “idea” like this. It is more than just laundry. However once the organization throws loyalty out the window by lying to its most popular player on more than one occasion, in addition to mishandling a great player like Vladamir Guerrero, they are left standing for nothing other than a T on their hat. Why should anyone root for that?