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Are They Real or Fake?
When it comes to your Texas Rangers, we're about to find out. Starting tonight at Yankee Stadium, the Rangers play their next 13 games against baseball's best teams - New York, the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. Each of those teams is at least five games above .500. Against similar opponents this season, Texas is 2-10. In other words, come June 15th the Rangers will either still be in first place in the AL West, or the countdown to Cowboys' tr
June 2, 2009Your Texas Rangers Are Bidding on Hosting the 2015 All-Star Game
January 28, 2008The Resurrection of Josh Hamilton (And, Just Maybe, Your Texas Rangers?)
January 28, 2008You Could Use Some Baseball? Yeah, So Could You.
February 1, 2008Why Can't the Texas Rangers Always Play the Kansas City Royals?
March 3, 2008Josh Hamilton Speaks
March 17, 2008Now That Basketball Season's Almost Over, Guess It's Time For Baseball. Joy.
March 31, 2008Arm-Chair Managing in the Hours Before Ron Washington's Fired
April 25, 2008Monday Morning Meanderings
May 5, 2008Matt Harrison, Pack Your Bags?
May 19, 2008Josh Hamilton Starring in His Own Threesome
May 23, 2008Hump Day for the Rangers? Almost.
May 28, 2008Just How Did Josh Hamilton Wind Up the Texas Rangers' Savior, Anyway?
June 2, 2008The Rangers are Sending a Pitcher to the Mound Tonight. Duck!
June 3, 2008God Bless America. And Sports.
July 3, 2008Past the Halfway Mark, the Rangers Look Like Contenders and Pretenders
July 3, 2008Yeah, Bunt I Wouldn’t Have Bunted
July 11, 2008The Worst Thing Ever Seen at a Texas Rangers Game, Ever
July 13, 2008The Great Hambino
July 15, 2008Found It: A Reason For Rangers Fans To Remain Optimistic
August 20, 2008We’re No. 2! We’re No. 2!
September 9, 2008Your 2008 Texas Rangers: Progress?
September 24, 2008This Just In: We’re No. 3!
October 7, 2008Wrapping Up Jon Daniels' Third Year As Rangers GM
Armando Galaragga was the only thing of value Jon Daniels was able to get from the Alfonso Soriano trade. Then he gave him away for a player the Rangers released. Whoops. You want more hot-stove baseball talk from Sam? Merry Christmas ... As mentioned yesterday, Jon Daniels is entering his fourth year as general manager. He started off with a bang in year one, trading Alfonso Soriano in his first move and dealing Chris Young and Adrian Gonzalez less than two weeks later. Unfortunately, he re
December 19, 2008Oscar Overhaul: Ahem, Where Was Sports?
I generally agree with Jerry Seinfeld. On everything. Including the Oscars. During a show at, of all places, UTA's Texas Hall in '02 the comedian quipped, "Worst thing about The Oscars is that they never tell you the final scores. We're Americans. We not only want to know who won, but by how much. Was it a blowout? Overtime? Tell us! All we really get is a bunch of people all dressed alike patting each other on the back going, 'Good job of pretending to be someone else'." That sai
February 23, 2009Rangers Spring Training Grades
TexasRangers.com The kid's catching on pretty fastOnly 19 days until the Texas Rangers open the 2009 regular season at home against the Cleveland Indians. In other words, time for some mid-spring training grades. So far, so good I'd have to say. No major injuries. Josh Hamilton is pounding the ball. Michael Young is flawlessly fielding grounders at third instead of questions about swapping positions. Earlier this week the Rangers scored 10 runs off Indians' Opening Day starter
March 19, 2009Whitt's End: 3.27.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Dallas Police Chief David Kunkel can apologize all he wants for the indefensible actions of Robert Powell, but unless the officer is fired it will be a complete and utter injustice. Powell, who detained, lectured and threatened NFL running back Ryan Moats despite the player's mother-in-law dying as he spoke, in no way should make a living that requires/allows him to use a gun. Kudos to Moats - wh
March 27, 2009Texas Rangers Opening Day: Pre-Game Observations
Your new third baseman, taking Opening Day BPFirst pitch in T-minus two hours ... *When I stepped on the field at 9 a.m. it was 39 degrees. Factoring in the northern howl of about 30 mph and it felt, ya know, about 0. *You know it's a different, bigger day when you get on the press elevator and are greeted by secret service and their bomb-sniffing dogs. Wearing a black coat with my hands in pockets, I'm betting I looked terribly guilty. Of something. *Ballparks always look sparklin
April 6, 2009Steeeeerrrrriiiiiiiiike One!
Bush league. Minutes after two jets shook our loins with a flyover, the 43rd President of the United States strode to the mound - the mound, not the rubber - and fired a ceremonial first-pitch strike to Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton. The Prez, who somehow received nary a boo, then autographed the ball for Hamilton and headed into the Rangers' dugout. Said George Dubya via statement: "Laura and I are excited to once again cheer on our home team at Rangers Ballpark in Ar
April 6, 2009The Hapless Texas Rangers Turn to their Farm System
February 5, 2009Status Woe
Insane Rangers again take similar path to identical destination
October 2, 2008Home On the Rangers
July 24, 2008Plan See
With blueprints A and B trashed, the Rangers have stumbled onto a visually stimulating development
July 17, 2008Lost and Found
After beating his drug addiction, Rangers inspirational sensation Josh Hamilton is bearing down on an MVP
June 12, 2008Can Nolan Ryan Save the Texas Rangers? Again?
March 13, 2008Texas Rangers Have Given Their Fans Something to Cheer About, Entering June With The Second Best Record in Baseball.
June 4, 2009The Alternative to Watching the Rangers Lose Again: Heading North to See Josh Hamilton, Justin Smoak and ... Sean Salisbury?
Patrick MichelsJosh Hamilton's repaired abdominal muscle passed its first test, and Rangers fans breathed a sigh of relief.The Texas Rangers' offensive woes are almost laughable now as the team last night fell two and a half games back of the Angels, losing 5-2 to Los Angeles after taking a 2-0 lead in the third inning on solo homers by David Murphy and Marlon Byrd. That's a total of just five runs for Texas in its last three games -- all losses, by the way -- which, of course, is why Patrick an
June 30, 2009Rangers Win Again; Chris Davis Finally Loses
Who will we see in Arlington next: Him or Justin Smoak?Let's play three strikes with your Texas Rangers. Your first-place Texas Rangers. Yes, I am surprised. And impressed. Steeeriiiike One - Chris Davis demoted. Davis is a good guy with a great glove, but the Rangers could afford to be patient with him no longer. You can swallow a .200-hitting Gold Glove catcher, but not a first baseman. When the Rangers headed for Anaheim last night for a fun three-game series with the Angels,
July 6, 2009Glass Halfway Full? Or Empty?
Well, that sucked.With one All-Star back in the lineup and another shoulda-been All-Star on the mound, the Texas Rangers began their crucial three-game series in Anaheim last night by promptly taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The next time there was good news for Josh Hamilton, Kevin Millwood and the Rangers - courtesy of an Ian Kinsler homer in the 7th - they trailed 9-2. Sometimes an All-Star snub motivates a player to a spectacular performance in his next game. So
July 7, 2009Rangers Win Game, Lose Potential Owner?
Getting cold feet?Talked yesterday afternoon to David McDavid , he of the best odds to buy the Texas Rangers from Tom Hicks. Nothing definitive, but the auto tycoon has cooled slightly on the idea of owning our baseball team to the point where he said he is - for now - "leaning against it." McDavid also echoed team president Nolan Ryan's stance from last week: That any change-of-ownership won't happen until after this season. So plenty time - fingers crossed - for him to change his m
July 8, 2009Whitt's End: 8.7.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Sunday is the NFL's annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. More importantly, it's the induction of my first Dallas Cowboys hero - Bob Hayes. I'll be watching. For one thing, to see if Lucille Hester will try any shenanigans. Remember her? *Final comments scoreboard: Greg Williams 404, Russ Martin 73. *We can debate whether C.J. Wilson should close or whether Elvis Andrus should be
August 7, 2009Hey Josh Hamilton, WWJD?
My problem isn't that Texas Rangers' All-Star Josh Hamilton got drunk, took off his shirt and playfully licked whipped cream - and vice-versa - off three hot females in an Arizona bar last January. My beef isn't that a born-again guy who continually tells us I Am Second decided to - according to the photos that look like they belong in The Hangover credits - bat himself first that night. Problem? Hardly. Jealousy? You betcha. Even though he's a drug addict tested for cocaine th
August 10, 2009Because I'm Better Than Bitter, 20 Things I Love
I love sports and stuff and, oh yeah, freaky things like, say, baby heads in glass vases.No, no, no. You got me all wrong. Am I skeptical? Cynical? Inquisitive? Smart-assy? Guilty. But bitter? Hardly. I consider myself more tell-it-like-it-is realistic rather than jump-off-the-high-five negative. I don't think the Rangers will make the playoffs. I think Josh Hamilton should've come clean before he was caught. And I absolutely despise squirrels. But, honestly, I'm general
August 13, 2009You can say race doesn’t matter, but a look at how we treat the screw-ups of Josh Hamilton vs. Josh Howard indicates otherwise.
August 20, 2009Whitt's End: 8.21.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Found this Josh Hamilton interview from Rangers' spring training. March 18, 2009 to be exact. In other words, about two months - give or take - after his full-throttle, alcohol-laden night with half-naked coeds at an Arizona bar. The interviewer is Erica Newberg, daughter of the noted Rangers' afficianado Jamey Newberg. A particular question caught my fancy. Erica: Some kid
August 21, 2009Whitt's End: 8.28.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Okay, let me snap off this Olive branch and extend it to the Christians this week. Peace? *Props to 103.3 FM ESPN Radio's Randy Galloway for landing the first in-depth interview with Texas Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton since you know what. And props to Josh for sticking with his faith. "The Lord's been glorified a lot more," Hamilton told Galloway on Wednesday. "Jesus' name has been in the
August 28, 2009Rangers 5-5, Blue Jays 2-2. My Top 10 Observations.
'Twas a sweep. Get it?10. I'm impressed. Your Texas Rangers bounced back from Monday's gut-wrenching 18-10 loss with typical, testosteroned resiliency. Granted, the Blue Jays suck - 18 runs one night; last night only 12 hits in 18 innings - but the Rangers could've caved. They didn't. 9. I was reminded last night that there's something really special about meaningful September baseball. The crowd was only 17,203 - I swear there weren't more than 500 people in the park for the day'
September 2, 2009Batter Up
September 10, 2009Texas Rangers: The Hits Keep a Comin'
Neftali Feliz likes him. So should you.I have no idea who or what Omega El Fuerte is. But if it's good enough for Texas Rangers' fireballin' phenom Neftali Feliz, it's good enough for me. When the ridiculous rookie enters a game over the weekend in a crucial series against the Seattle Mariners, he'll be serenaded by cheers from frenzied fans and by the pulsating sounds of Omega - a hot Latin artist from his Dominican Republic - courtesy of Rangers' in-game entertainmant guru
September 10, 2009The Rangers May Be Out But They Are Not Down--Not Come Next April
October 8, 2009
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