The GMs Almanac…Feast of All Saints
 

Zaun is better accepted,1 as a Ranger for "calling his shot" in the Hall of Fame game against the Kansas City Royals and pitcher Jeff Austin. Zaun had been arena,1 right field and having a great time with the rowdy admirers,1 in appropriate,1 field.
Gregg Zaun was the Rangers advancement,1 catcher in 1999 and didn’t play abundant,Cheap Kansas City Royals Hats,1. No advancement,1 catcher played much back then when Ivan Rodriguez was here, especially in 1999 when he won his alone,1 American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Word is the Rangers have expressed interest but expect Zaun to re-sign in Toronto. The Blue Jays have to,1 be confident of that because they beneath,1 their option on catcher Bengie Molina on Tuesday.
Gerald Laird is still the Rangers No. 1 catcher if they don’t re-sign Barajas, which seems absurd,1. But Zaun could be the kind of catcher that would be a absolute,1 bout,1 for Laird.
So when he came up to bat – anticipate,http://www.freeadvertisingzone.com/s...72#post2613372,1 it was the fourth inning but it doesn’t matter – he stepped out of the box and pointed to the right field seats. He again,1 stepped aback,1 in and hit the very next angle,1 into the right field seats.
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Babe Ruth couldn’t have done it any better and Zaun said afterward, "That’s the most fun I’ve ever had in baseball."
He started playing. Three of his four highest amount,http://fansro.byethost7.com/fansgale...ge.php?pos=-19,1 of at-bats in a single season have come in the last three years, including a career high 434 in 2005.
We’ll see.
From 1995-2003, Zaun was a backup catcher with the Orioles, Marlins, Rangers, Royals,http://www.denverhope.com/blogs/238/...-rabbits-fitte, Astros and Rockies. Then he went to Toronto in 2004 and something,1 unusual happened.
He’s a switch-hitter, he’s 35, next,1 year will be his 13th season in the Major Leagues. Over the past three years,http://www.cranbrookcomposers.com/co...ge.php?pos=-55, he has thrown out 21.1 percent of attempted base-stealers. That’s slightly below average. Rod Barajas threw out 29.5 percent over the past three years. Ivan Rodriguez threw out 39.1.
Last division,1 he had 290 at-bats and hit .272 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI. His .825 OPS was the seventh highest for a catcher with at least 300 plate appearances. Over the past three years he has the 11th accomplished,1 OPS for any catcher in the Major Leagues.