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New Park. Old Rangers?

Went out and toured "new" Rangers Ballpark last month. Well, not exactly new, but how about refurbished? New video scoreboard in left field. Information ribbons wrapping the place. A fashion-forward brick wall behind home plate. My thumbs-up review is here. With a heralded youth movement playing in a spit-shined stadium, there's...
By Richie WhittMarch 27, 2009
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Went out and toured “new” Rangers Ballpark last month. Well, not exactly new, but how about refurbished?

New video scoreboard in left field. Information ribbons wrapping the place. A fashion-forward brick wall behind home plate.

My thumbs-up review is here. With a heralded youth movement playing in a spit-shined stadium, there’s lots of optimism in Arlington these days.

Still …

Looks like your Texas Rangers’ pitching rotation will be:

1. Kevin Millwood.

2. Vicente Padilla.

3. Brandon McCarthy.

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4. Matt Harrison.

5. Scott Feldman.

With the season opener 10 days away, I’m setting the over/under for wins at 81.

Over? Or under?

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Richie Whitt

Richie Whitt has been a columnist, reporter, broadcaster and blogger covering Dallas’ sports scene for more than 40 years. He wrote the Observer‘s sports column 2005-2011 and has reported sports on TV, radio and online. You can read his latest work here.

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