Jeff Banister Receives Welcome Messages and Well Wishes

Jeff Banister, Texas Rangers newly appointed manager, was a fan favorite in Pittsburgh. Many fans, players, and media have nothing but well wishes for the former Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach.

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FanSided site RumBunter.com editor, Tom Smith, wrote many articles about Banister and warmly refers to him a “Banny”. Smith wrote that the Texas Rangers would be foolish overlooking Banister, and

"The man is a class act and their is no doubt the Rangers are in a much better position today with Banny at the helm.”"

However, Smith is not the only person giving high praise to Jeff Banister. Many have taken to Twitter to send well wishes and express excitement to work with Banny, who’s Twitter handle is @Bannyrooster28.

FROM PITTSBURGH PIRATES FANS:

@Bannyrooster28 @KSBanister28
Wish You The Best Of Luck In Texas Coach! You Will Be Missed In In Pittsburgh! pic.twitter.com/fN5ik9QhvI
— Bobby Castine (@BobbyJCastine) October 18, 2014

Congrats to my @Rangers fan friends on your new coach @Bannyrooster28 ! And good luck Banny! #BUCN still loves you! ⚾️⚾️⚾️
— Molly (@mssmo11y) October 16, 2014

Thank you & congrats @Bannyrooster28 you will be missed but not forgotten. #Bucn
— Hammer (@hammer4604) October 17, 2014

Best of luck in Texas @Bannyrooster28 , thanks for your time and dedication in Pittsburgh. #BUCN
— A I (@QualityYinzer) October 17, 2014

@MLBNetwork @Indians @Rangers Good Luck in Texas @Bannyrooster28 Pittsburgh will miss yinz
— Laura C (@LauraBcAc) October 20, 2014

Jeff Banister received many more “We will miss you” messages, which speaks volumes to what he meant to the Pirates and their fans. Texas Rangers fans also took to Twitter to give Banister a Big Warm Texas Welcome!

FROM TEXAS RANGERS FANS:

@Bannyrooster28 Watched presser and love the picture you painted of the future outlook of this club, hope you break ps games won record
— William Puckett (@wepuckett2002) October 18, 2014

welcome to Tejas @Bannyrooster28. Excited to see what you do with the @Rangers
— Kevin Brown (@kevinbrown91) October 18, 2014

@Bannyrooster28 welcome to Texas...can't wait to see what next season brings!
— Tisha (@Tish326) October 18, 2014

@Bannyrooster28 Welcome home.
— David Burrow (@DBurrowtx) October 18, 2014

@Bannyrooster28 Welcome back to Texas Mr. Banister. We will fill up the Ballpark for you guys. Happy to have you here.
— August McFarland (@tmcfar) October 18, 2014

I'm pretty pumped about @Bannyrooster28 and the 2015 Rangers. We haven't even had any signings or trades yet! Boom!
— Teddy Ballgame (@teddyballgamebb) October 18, 2014

S/O to @Bannyrooster28 on being named manager of the Rangers. He was the Honolulu Sharks manager under GM & @NCBearsBaseball HC Carl Iwasaki
— Kainoa Correa (@ThatGuy__Kai) October 18, 2014

Banister is known to take to Twitter and tweet inspirational quotes that are usually followed by #nevereverquit. Here are a few of my favorites:

No one said it was going to easy#neverevergiveup
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) September 21, 2013

Championship men fight through the end. #nevereverquit
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) September 24, 2013

Just know when you truly want success you'll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get. #nevereverquit
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) September 25, 2013

The greatest gift back is a thank you! Thank you to all those who care enough to make a difference! #nevereverquit
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) October 17, 2013

Every word, attitude, & behavior you allow from those you're responsible to lead is representive of you as a leader. #nevereverquit
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) October 18, 2013

This tweet is fitting given this is Jeff Banister’s first ML manager position.

The expert in anything was once a beginner, dare to make a difference#nevereverquit
— Jeff Banister (@Bannyrooster28) November 19, 2013

As y’all can see, Jeff Banister is respected and loved by the Pirates fanbase, and is a welcomed addition to the Texas Rangers.

I have to be honest, the more I read about Banister and hear his views on baseball I get more and more excited for the 2015 season. Only 167 days until our Texas Rangers open the 2015 season at Oakland Athletics!