Articles Posted in the Rangers/MLB Category
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Spring Brings Hope and Questions for the Rangers
There are lots of things in a guy’s life that just go together. Things like beer and pretzels, chips and salsa or chili and cinnamon rolls (oh wait, maybe that is just me – although I encourage you to try it). None of these are anticipated like the one I am about to mention: that [...]
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Dempster Comes Full Circle with Rangers
For two days of his 19th year on earth, Ryan Dempster could only think, why me? First of all, 19-year-old baseball players aren’t supposed to be traded. But there was Dempster, a young Rangers farmhand, learning that he was traded by the Rangers along with Rick Helling to the Florida Marlins for John Burkett. Yep, [...]
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A Rangers Blueprint for Success
Santiago Calatrava’s Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas may endure for years to come as a stalwart achievement in local architecture, but Jon Daniels’ blueprint of the Texas Rangers could be remembered just as fondly and for just as long. The fact that Daniels has been the Rangers general manager for [...]
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Time Out with Josh Hamilton
FOX Sports Southwest’s John Rhadigan sat down recently with Josh Hamilton to talk about the Texas Ranger’s historic four home run game on May 8 in Baltimore. Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league baseball history to smash four home runs in a game on that magical night, and it’s the subject of [...]
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Roy Oswalt: The Fire Still Burns Inside
Roy Oswalt provided Ranger fans with a glimpse of what they’re getting in their latest pitching gunslinger when he sauntered from the mound to the dugout after his first start in late June for his new team. With the crowd roaring with approval - a standing ovation no less – after he made a strong [...]
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Justin Beiber has Nothing On Rangers’ Kinsler
Ian Kinsler’s popularity with the Rangers’ female fans — particularly the teeny bopper crowd and under — is a well known fact around the Rangers clubhouse. Just ask the senior member of the Rangers and the club’s all-time hits leader, Michael Young. “He’s definitely got a stranglehold on the 10 to 14-year-old demographic,” Young said with a [...]
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What Do Yu Think?
Even before spring training began, everybody wanted to know just how good Yu Darvish was. In reality, nobody had a clue – except perhaps a couple of Rangers scouts in Japan and elite general manager Jon Daniels. There was nothing telling about Yu’s performance Sunday as the Rangers completed a sweep of the Blue Jays [...]
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Yo Adrian! Gonzalez and Oswalt on Rangers Wish List
“Have you seen him against left-handed pitching?!” asked Ron Washington incredulously – trying to duck the last question he wanted to answer about Mitch Moreland. The Rangers starting first baseman had hit 2 home runs off righty Brandon McCarthy before being lifted for pinch-hitter Brandon Snyder in the 7th inning of a failed extra inning [...]
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Josh Ruins CJ’s Revenge
C.J. Wilson had already left Rangers Ballpark Friday night as Josh Hamilton stood in left field, dumbfounded by his own exploits. Hambone had just smashed his 2nd home run of the night, and the Rangers Jumbotron was showing his historic 4-homer montage earlier in the week at Baltimore. A rousing standing ovation made Josh uncontrollably [...]
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“Just Another Catcher” was the Best Ever: Pudge Rodriguez
Kenny Lofton swiped 50 bags a season on an annual basis for the Cleveland Indians; however, when he ran into the Texas Rangers, Lofton went into a timid shell – rarely even attempting to steal 2nd base. Asked if Pudge Rodriguez had anything to do with his hesitation, Lofton suddenly regained his aggression and spouted [...]
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