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December 5, 2011
Exploring Texas Rangers' Options as Wheelin' and Dealin' Begins at Hilton Anatole
Photo by Sam MertenThe scene yesterday afternoon in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole.Likely bracing for the departure of free-agent hurler C.J. Wilson, the Texas Rangers have already inked former Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan to a two-year, $14.5 million contract and announced Neftali Feli ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
For Sale: Rangers Jersey Worn by Team's First Manager, Some Dude Named Ted Williams
Courtesy Heritage AuctionsSpent the better part of last night re-re-re-re-re-reading Mike Shropshire's Seasons in Hell, about the '73 to '75 Texas Rangers, which wasn't really the worst team in baseball, though it makes a great story. (The '74 Rangers finished second in the AL West, behind Oaklan ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2011
Albert Pujols Better Than Joltin' Joe? Say It Ain't So!: Texas Rangers-St. Louis Cardinals World Series Preview and Game 1 Open Thread
Texas RangersGives you that warm, fuzzy feeling inside, doesn't it?It's finally here. Pinch yourself. Your Texas Rangers are back in the World Series, and this time feels much different than last year's playoff run. There's a confidence flowing through my body that just wasn't there before, a ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Memo to Ron Washington: It's the, Um, Postseason, Just In Case You Forgot
Photos by Sam MertenPerhaps more than any of his players, Ron Washington needs to break out of his postseason slump.After the Texas Rangers fired Buck Showalter following the 2006 season, general manager Jon Daniels interviewed five candidates. Of course, there was Ron Washington, a longtime ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Turns Out, Jim Crane May Own an AL West Team After All ... the Houston Astros. Wha?
The Houston Astros are this close to being sold, as Drayton McLane is set to sell the franchise to Jim Crane for $660 million, pending league approval. (And, yes, that's the same Jim Crane who tried to buy the Texas Rangers out of bankruptcy last year.) The deal's expected to be done in a matter ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Um, Shouldn't You Have Asked Me These Questions Before I Got on the Plane?
Got home from the airport last night just in time to see Channel 8's piece on how Dallas PD and the FBI are prepping for the 10th anniversary of September 11. Would have been home a little sooner, but, ya know, I stopped by a Northwest Highway construction site. Oh -- and I was briefly detained b ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Good Friday: Death Cab, Rock The Bells, Torche, Trae and The Rest of Your Weekend
Death Cab For CutieThere was a time when Death Cab For Cutie would have Centro-Matic in the support slot of their regional shows. But those days are long gone. On Saturday, Death Cab will be at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie with Frightened Rabbit. But if a Centro-Matic-less Death Cab doesn ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Triumph Over Tragedy: Rangers Roll Into All-Star Break
Thursday: The lowest point in the history of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Sunday: The high point of Texas' baseball season. Was sitting at a blackjack table in Las Vegas when I looked up and saw Nolan Ryan in front of a microphone on TV. As the closed caption scrolled "Josh is very di ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
The Tragic Accident at the Ballpark Last Night
At 10:02 last night, an email from the Texas Rangers arrived in the in-box bearing the subject heading "Statement From Texas Rangers CEO and President Nolan Ryan." This is what it said: The adult male who during tonight's game fell approximately 20 feet from section 5 in the left field lower reserve ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Texas Rangers Set Opening Day Pitching Staff and Who the Heck is Mason Tobin?
Don't laugh, we'll actually see this jersey on the mound for the Rangers this seasonA year ago today we were dissecting the depth of a Texas Rangers' pitching staff anchored by No. 1 and 2 starters named Scott Feldman and Rich Harden. Hopefully that perspective will soften the blow of ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Ex-Rangers Jeff Burroughs and Charlie Hough Return to Arlington For Opening Day
Via.Here too is a sneak peek at the ballpark's new videoboard.Nice to see the reigning American League champs haven't forgotten about those Texas Rangers associated with all those seasons in hell -- chief among them Jeff Burroughs, the top draft pick in '69 (for the Washington Senators) and my fi ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Texas Rangers' Pitching Staff: No. 3 in the AL West
I fully admit it, at the end of last season I was calling for C.J. Wilson to pitch Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Considering the way he'd pitched all year and the way Cliff Lee had struggled at times it made sense. Turns out both pretty pitched damn skippy in the playof ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Michael Young OK With Moving Again. But Where?
Your Texas Rangers whiffed on Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke, instead settling for Brandon Webb and Arthur Rhodes. I don't mind the signing of Webb because he's another low-risk, high-reward guy. He only costs $3 million, and what if he - 18 months after a reconstructive shoulder surgery - retur ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Pending Brandon Webb Signing Shouldn't End Rangers' Pursuit of Starting Pitching
Webb is a nice addition, but Texas should continue looking for another starter.As expected, the Texas Rangers inked Brandon Webb to a one-year, incentive-laden contract reportedly worth around $3 million guaranteed with a potential for the veteran right-hander to earn between $8 million and $10 m ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
My (Fausto) Carmona: Plan B Now That Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke Are Headed Elsewhere
Trading for Fausto Carmona would help ease the pain of losing out on Lee and Greinke.Since we can all feel OK about losing out on the Cliff Lee sweepstakes, it's fair to evaluate Jon Daniels' Plan B, especially with the trade of Zack Greinke -- easily the best pitcher to be had on the marke ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Cliff Notes: Rangers Should Be in Seventh Heaven
Let me just say this one last thing about Cliff Lee and then we'll move on. Maybe. Sorta. OK, probably not. Check that, definitely uh-uh. Don't tell me the Texas Rangers tried hard. Don't tell me we should be proud of sitting at the big boys table. Don't tell me the Rangers did everything po ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Werth It? Doing the Rangers' Math as Fat Contracts Swirl Around MLB Winter Meetings.
Photos by Sam MertenDamn. If Jayson Werth commands a seven-year, $126 million deal, how much is this guy worth?Prior to the beginning of baseball's winter meetings yesterday at Walt Disney World Resort, a flurry of activity resulted in big-name players dealt and fat contracts inked. Predictab ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Reflections of a sportswriter on being a Texas Ranger fan... pretty much since birth.
Photos by Sam MertenDamn. If Jayson Werth commands a seven-year, $126 million deal, how much is this guy worth?Prior to the beginning of baseball's winter meetings yesterday at Walt Disney World Resort, a flurry of activity resulted in big-name players dealt and fat contracts inked. Predictab ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
Can the Texas Rangers Catch Fire? Or, for That Matter, Anything?
We're at a rare, almost unprecedented and admittedly awkward spot in Texas Rangers' history. The Rangers will win the American League West, but they're still so far away with so much time left in the season that it makes for - honestly - some uninteresting and practically meaningless ba ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Blue Jays 8, Rangers 5: My Top 10 Observations
10. Even for cup-runneth-over-in-red-flavored-optimism fans, this ain't good. Your Texas Rangers have lost five in a row (outscored 37-19) and eight of 10, and in the last two nights in Toronto have surrendered a whopping seven homers. Looks more like a slow-pitch softball game with all the ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Texas Rangers Outfielder Josh Hamilton, "The Baddest Dude In The League," Is Producing An MVP Season.
10. Even for cup-runneth-over-in-red-flavored-optimism fans, this ain't good. Your Texas Rangers have lost five in a row (outscored 37-19) and eight of 10, and in the last two nights in Toronto have surrendered a whopping seven homers. Looks more like a slow-pitch softball game with all the ... More >>
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August 31, 2010
Game 1 of the Texas Rangers Playoffs I'm Handing the Ball To ...
Nope, not our Lord and Southpaw Savior Cliff Lee. C.J. Wilson. Why? Because at this point I trust him more. Because at this point he's the best pitcher on the staff. No? Amazing for a pitcher who a couple years ago drew our ire when he disgustingly flipped the ball to manager Ron Washin ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
The Texas Rangers Are a Great Team. Or Just a Good Team with Great Timing?
With a little help from Andres Blanco, your Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, Tuesday night. They are now 71-54, their lead in the American League West is 8.5 games and their magic number to clinch their first division title this millennium dwindled to 27 over the Anahei ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Whitt's End: 8.20.10
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo gets hurt behind a patch-work offensive line Saturday night don't come crying to me. I don't think he should even suit up. There is exaggerated risk, and ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Cliff Lee Already the Best Left-Handed Pitcher in Texas Rangers History?
Cliff Lee is the shit. Tuesday night at Rangers Ballpark he proved it again. Lee went nine innings in a remarkable performance, striking out 13 Oakland A's without a walk in a dramatic game the Rangers won, 3-1, on Nelson Cruz' 10th-inning homer. It was the most strikeouts by a Ra ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Sorry, But Michael Young Isn't an All-Star in 2010
While June begat nothing but good news and great play for your Texas Rangers, July so far is about as much fun as a Roman Candle to the belly button. They were thumped by the lowly Cleveland Indians Monday night and have now lost five of seven after that 13-1 stretch. Out of n ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
Reports: MLB Will Seize Rangers and Nullify Creditors' Loans, Which Means ... Bankruptcy
To be honest, I really thought we'd be done with this picture by now. Apparently not.On the field, they're Your Texas Rangers -- back atop the American League West, fresh off the first four-game series sweep since '07 and headed into an early season showdown with one-game-behind-'em Oakland, ridi ... More >>
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May 4, 2010
Don't Look Now, But the Texas Rangers are Pitching Well Enough to be Winners
While you have been drowning your Mavericks sorrows, engaging in mosh-pit violence out at Edgefest 20 or keeping an eye on Dez Bryant's wacko mom, the Texas Rangers have started doing something very strange. Pitching. Well. Don't look now but the Rangers are now the first-place Rangers. Duri ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
American Baseball, the European Way
Even if European soccer owner Tom Hicks convinced Major League Baseball to inject the same screwy tables that govern soccer into America's pasttime your Texas Rangers wouldn't be a playoff team. But, alas, they wouldn't be relegated, either. If baseball were run according to European soccer ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
Batter Up
Even if European soccer owner Tom Hicks convinced Major League Baseball to inject the same screwy tables that govern soccer into America's pasttime your Texas Rangers wouldn't be a playoff team. But, alas, they wouldn't be relegated, either. If baseball were run according to European soccer ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Texas Rangers: Soar, Then Stoop
Some days the Rangers seem legit; others full of saline.Got this "friend" named Newy Scruggs. He has his theory that the Texas Rangers "play well against the big boys." Hogwash I'd tell him, until the Rangers took two of three against the Angels last weekend. Then I watch Texas last night ... More >>
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August 4, 2009
Feliz Navidad!
Ladies and gentlemen, the future. Well, at least part of it.And now you know why I didn't exactly shed a tear that the Texas Rangers decided against acquiring Roy Halladay in exchange for a package that included one Neftali Feliz. In a word: WOW! Merry Christmas, Rangers fans. The 21-year- ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
Whitt's End: 6.26.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope of merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ventured down to the Mavs' draft last night and it was ... sad. Not the selection of Rodrigue Beaubois - though underwhleming - but more the lack of buzz. I remember when a much worse Mavs' orga ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
Whitt's End: 5.29.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Trust me, you'll be elated if David McDavid buys the Texas Rangers. Biggest reason: His dream is not to make more money, but to own a championship sports franchise in the Metroplex. *One of the thing ... More >>
Culture
March 26, 2009
Back Back Back: Un-enhanced Performance with Too Many Errors
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
October 22, 2008
The Texas Rangers Are in the World Series! Sort Of!
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
May 8, 2008
Texas Rangers Making Contingency Plans In Case This Uptick is a Mirage
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
April 25, 2008
Arm-Chair Managing in the Hours Before Ron Washington's Fired
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
December 28, 2006
Zito Finito
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
December 13, 2006
Wake Me Up, Before You Zi-to
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
August 24, 2006
How the West Was Lost (Hint: It Rhymes With "Suck")
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
Blogs
July 27, 2006
Hello Cowboys, Goodbye Rangers
Audience Adds New Wrinkle to Raisin in the Sun
News
September 16, 2004
Cheer Up
Rangers fans must remember this: It coulda been worse
Calendar
June 19, 2003
This Week's Day-By-Day Picks
Rangers fans must remember this: It coulda been worse
News
April 3, 2003
White Heat
As a white player on a black baseball team, C.C. Risenhoover saw both sides of the racial divide
Culture
July 13, 2000
Unlucky Luis
All-Star Tuesday should have been a great one for Rangers second baseman Alicea
Culture
June 29, 2000
Positive reinforcement
The Rangers and their fans continue to see the team's glass as half full
Music
May 28, 1998
Out There
The Rangers and their fans continue to see the team's glass as half full
News
February 26, 1998
Hammered
When Kevin Abdullah wrote a rap song for his idol MC Hammer, he thought he was getting his big break. Instead, he got screwed.
News
August 22, 1996
Damned Rangers
The Texas Rangers better win the pennant this year, if only to atone for subjecting fans to two decades of baseball hell. Mike Shropshire chronicles the team's cursed early years in an exclusive Observer excerpt.
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