The visiting dugout at Oakland Coliseum puts the visiting manager further away from the pitchers mound than at any other MLB ballpark, but it's not like manager Jeff Banister needed a telescope Monday night as he watched Bartolo Colon.
Banister was plenty close to see the best performance by a Texas Rangers starting pitcher in their first five games. Though in Texas, general manager Jon Daniels, via the miracle of TV, saw enough of Colon, too.
However, the difference in time zones and the crowded plate each had Tuesday didn't allow them to discuss at length the next move for Colon, who allowed one run in six innings in his Rangers debut.