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Rangers Gameday: 5/2 Vs. OAK
2008-05-03 04:10:00
Friday, May 2nd Game Preview Texas Rangers (11-18) vs. Oakland Athletics (18-12) Vicente Padilla (3-2, 3.79 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (2-4, 4.07 ERA) 9:05 PM CST in Oakland, California (McAfee Coliseum) TV: FSNSW | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 179 Rangers Athletics Pos. Player Pos. Player 2B Ian Kinsler 1B Daric Barton SS Michael Young 3B Jack Hannahan CF Josh Hamilton LF Jack Cust DH Milton Bradley DH Frank Thomas RF David Murphy RF Emil Brown LF Brandon Boggs C Rob Bowen 1B Ben Broussard SS Bobby Crosby C Gerald Laird CF Ryan Sweeney 3B Ramon Vazquez 2B Donnie Murphy Notes: ...
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Ponson Deals In 2-1 Victory; Rangers April Player Of The Month Awards
2008-05-02 08:15:00
“Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.” For Sidney Ponson, the rotund Aruban right-hander that former Texas Rangers general manager John Hart so desperately coveted once upon a time, that classic saying has never been more relevant. The 31-year-old sinkerballer was absolutely brilliant against a bewildered Kansas City Royals lineup on Thursday ...
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Rangers Gameday: 5/1 Vs. KC
2008-05-01 19:36:00
Thursday, May 1st Game Preview Kansas City Royals (12-15) vs. Texas Rangers (10-18) Zack Grienke (3-0, 1.25 ERA) vs. Sidney Ponson (0-0, 1.69 ERA) 1:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 180 Royals Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player CF Joey Gathright 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Mark Grudzielanek SS Ramon Vazquez LF David DeJesus DH Michael Young DH Jose Guillen CF Josh Hamilton RF Mark Teahen RF David Murphy 1B Billy Butler LF Brandon Boggs 3B Alex ...
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Rangers Top Royals In 11-9 Slugfest
2008-05-01 10:25:00
Ugly, ugly, ugggggggly. But a win is a win is a win. On a day that found the future of the freshly eliminated Dallas Mavericks hanging in the balance, and the sizzling Dallas Stars unable to cap a second-round playoff series sweep of the San Jose Sharks at the American Airlines Center, it was the Texas Rangers ...
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NEWSFLASH: Jennings Headed To 15-Day DL
2008-05-01 01:50:00
Per Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: The Rangers will place Jason Jennings on the 15-day disabled list with muscle soreness in the right forearm. Jennings left Tuesday’s start with what was initially described as an irritated ulnar nerve. After meeting with the team doctor, it was discovered that the soreness was related to last ...

Rangers Gameday: 4/30 Vs. KC
2008-05-01 01:36:00
Wednesday, April 30th Game Preview Kansas City Royals (12-14) vs. Texas Rangers (9-18) Brian Bannister (3-2, 2.48 ERA) vs. Kevin Millwood (1-2, 3.32 ERA) 7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: KDFI/My27 | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 180 Royals Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player CF Joey Gathright 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Mark Grudzielanek SS Michael Young LF David DeJesus DH Josh Hamilton DH Jose Guillen RF Milton Bradley RF Mark Teahen CF David Murphy 1B Billy Butler 1B Chris Shelton 3B Alex Gordon LF Brandon ...
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Rangers Link Dump: Botts Fallout Edition
2008-04-30 23:30:00
An idle question: has there been a player to roll through the Texas Rangers organization in the past decade that has generated more lively discussion or been more utterly polarizing than Jason Botts? I think not. Dallas Morning News: Botts wants out of Texas Rangers organization “I think I’ve been here for a pretty long time and I ...
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Jennings, Rangers Pummeled By Kansas City In 9-5 Defeat
2008-04-30 08:06:00
In the interest of both time and my sanity, let us quickly run through the five highest and lowest points from the Texas Rangers ’ disappointing series-opening defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. First, the bad, so that we might end on an optimistic note: ? Jason Jennings - Oh, dear. Though the ...

Rangers Gameday: 4/29 Vs. KC
2008-04-30 01:38:00
Tuesday, April 29th Game Preview Kansas City Royals (11-14) vs. Texas Rangers (9-17) Brett Tomko (1-3, 5.25 ERA) vs. Jason Jennings (0-4, 7.46 ERA) 7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 180 Royals Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player CF David DeJesus 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Mark Grudzielanek SS Michael Young 3B Alex Gordon RF Josh Hamilton LF Jose Guillen DH Milton Bradley RF Mark Teahen CF David Murphy DH Billy Butler 1B Chris Shelton 1B Ross Gload LF Frank Catalanotto C Miguel ...
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NEWSFLASH: Shelton Purchased; Botts DFAed
2008-04-29 22:03:00
Ch-ch-changes are a-comin’. And fast. In a move that could potentially signal a significant cutback in the future playing time of struggling first baseman Ben Broussard, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Texas Rangers have designated enigmatic first baseman/left fielder Jason Botts for assignment, and have purchased the contract of first baseman ...
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NEWSFLASH: Blalock Out 3-4 Weeks With Hamstring Tear
2008-04-28 23:58:00
This is not the news that the Texas Rangers were hoping to hear. Multiple local media sources, including Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, are reporting that a Monday morning MRI performed on third baseman Hank Blalock’s ailing left hamstring revealed a “small tear,” which is expected to sideline the two-time All-Star for at least ...
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Rangers Quote Of The Week: 4/27 Plus Edition
2008-04-28 08:31:00
Back on April 1st, I submitted that right-hander Vicente Padilla, having just completed a gutsy six-inning, one-run road effort against the Seattle Mariners, had exhibited “devastating stuff and passable, if not somewhat erratic, command” with a fastball that “flashed a level of explosiveness and late break rarely seen since his arrival in Texas in December ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/27 Vs. MIN
2008-04-27 19:22:00
Sunday, April 27th Game Preview Minnesota Twins (11-13) vs. Texas Rangers (8-17) Livan Hernandez (3-0, 3.55 ERA) vs. Vicente Padilla (2-2, 4.97 ERA) 1:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: KDFI/My27| Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 179 Twins Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player SS Matt Tolbert 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Brendan Harris SS Michael Young C Joe Mauer RF Josh Hamilton 1B Justin Morneau DH Milton Bradley RF Michael Cuddyer CF David Murphy DH Jason Kubel LF Jason Botts LF Delmon Young C Gerald Laird 3B Mike Lamb 1B Ben ...
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Back To Square One: Rangers Collapse In 12-6 Loss
2008-04-27 10:15:00
Well, the good feelings emanating from Friday evening’s walk-off triumph certainly evaporated in a hurry, didn’t they? An ill-timed regression into familiar bad habits unfortunately proved fatal to the Texas Rangers ’ hopes of stringing together consecutive victories, as three errors (which hiked the club’s season total to 27 in 25 games, good for worst in the ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/26 Vs. MIN
2008-04-27 01:55:00
Saturday, April 26th Game Preview Minnesota Twins (10-13) vs. Texas Rangers (8-16) Scott Baker (2-0, 3.51 ERA) vs. Sidney Ponson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 179 Twins Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player SS Matt Tolbert 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Brendan Harris SS Michael Young C Joe Mauer CF Josh Hamilton 1B Justin Morneau DH Milton Bradley RF Michael Cuddyer RF David Murphy DH Jason Kubel C Jarrod Saltalamacchia LF Delmon Young LF Frank Catalanotto 3B Mike ...
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Washington?s Future Hangs In Limbo As Rangers Win Walk-off Thriller
2008-04-26 08:37:00
Moments after David Murphy laced a poorly located Juan Rincon fastball over the head of left fielder Delmon Young to cap a dramatic 10th-inning walkoff victory over the Minnesota Twins (a victory which mercifully snapped a horrific seven-game losing skid), manager Ron Washington began walking towards the writhing pile of celebrating players that had amassed ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/25 Vs. MIN
2008-04-26 02:00:00
Friday, April 25th Game Preview Minnesota Twins (10-12) vs. Texas Rangers (7-16) Nick Blackburn (1-1, 2.49 ERA) vs. Kevin Millwood (1-2, 2.53 ERA) 7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 179 Twins Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player CF Carlos Gomez 2B Ian Kinsler 2B Brendan Harris SS Michael Young C Joe Mauer CF Josh Hamilton 1B Justin Morneau 3B Hank Blalock RF Michael Cuddyer DH Jason Botts DH Jason Kubel LF Frank Catalanotto LF Delmon Young RF David Murphy 3B Mike ...
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NEWSFLASH: Saltalamacchia Recalled; Melhuse To 15-Day DL?
2008-04-25 19:26:00
The Texas Rangers’ catching conundrum may have just become a whole lot more interesting. Matt Patterson of the Daily Oklahoman reports that the club has recalled promising young backstop Jarrod Saltalamacchia from Triple-A Oklahoma due to the uncertain status of veteran backup catcher Adam Melhuse, whom sustained a bruised right hand during Thursday afternoon’s series finale ...
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Unlucky Seven: Rangers Drop Seventh Straight In 8-2 Drubbing
2008-04-25 08:34:00
During Thursday afternoon’s presentation of “The Hardline” on popular Metroplex sports talk radio station KTCK 1310 AM The Ticket, witty producer Danny Balis colorfully noted during the show’s token Texas Rangers segment that his reaction to the 2008 season had steadily progressed from “anger to apathy to comedy.” That, in a nutshell, perfectly embodies (in my ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/24 Vs. DET
2008-04-24 19:26:00
Thursday, April 24th Game Preview Texas Rangers (7-15) vs. Detroit Tigers (9-13) J. Jennings (0-3, 7.08 ERA) vs. J. Bonderman (1-2, 4.37 ERA) 12:05 PM CST in Detroit, Michigan (Comerica Park) TV: FSNSW | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 178 Rangers Tigers Pos. Player Pos. Player LF Frank Catalanotto CF Curtis Granderson SS Michael Young 2B Placido Polanco RF Josh Hamilton RF Marcus Thames 3B Hank Blalock DH Magglio Ordonez DH Jason Botts 1B Miguel Cabrera CF David Murphy LF Jacque Jones C Adam Melhuse SS Edgar Renteria 1B Ben Broussard C ...
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Mendoza, Rangers Dismantled By Tigers In 19-6 Blowout
2008-04-24 09:44:00
I believe I have run out of adjectives to use in accurately describing this team. Nineteen runs. Nineteen runs. Nineteen runs. Remember what I said four days ago about blowout losses being easier to stomach than close, late-inning defeats? Forget it. This one stings just as much, if not moreso, as any loss from that forgettable four-game ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/23 Vs. DET
2008-04-24 00:31:00
Wednesday, April 23rd Game Preview Texas Rangers (7-14) vs. Detroit Tigers (8-13) Luis Mendoza (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Kenny Rogers (1-3, 6.33 ERA) 6:05 PM CST in Detroit, Michigan (Comerica Park) TV: FSNSW | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 178 Rangers Tigers Pos. Player Pos. Player 2B Ian Kinsler CF Curtis Granderson SS Michael Young C Pudge Rodriguez CF Josh Hamilton 1B Carlos Guillen DH Milton Bradley RF Magglio Ordonez 3B Hank Blalock DH Miguel Cabrera 1B Jason Botts LF Jacque Jones RF David Murphy SS Edgar Renteria C Gerald Laird 3B ...
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NEWSFLASH: Feldman Recalled; Gabbard To 15-Day DL
2008-04-23 23:44:00
So much for Kason Gabbard’s premature exit from Monday’s start against the Boston Red Sox being merely a “precautionary” measure. Multiple local media sources, including Anthony Andro of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, are reporting that the Texas Rangers will place the 26-year-old southpaw on the 15-day disabled list tomorrow with what is being termed simply as ...
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Rangers Quote Of The Week: 4/23 Bonus Edition
2008-04-23 20:11:00
Courtesy of Anthony Andro’s game story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram this morning: “It?s getting a little monotonous, every single day seeing the same thing. You come out, you play lethargically and nothing changes. I wish I had the words to say what it is. We need to pitch better. We need to hit better in ...
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Rangers Link Dump: 4/23 Edition
2008-04-23 19:20:00
Some 11 years and change ago, I was delegated the weighty responsibility of selecting my unborn nephew’s middle name. My choice? Avery. After Avery Johnson, the plucky, energetic San Antonio Spurs floor general who played an instrumental role in bringing the San Antonio Spurs their first NBA championship in a strike-shortened 1999 season. I like Avery. I’ve ...
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Tigers Slam Rangers 10-3, Hand Texas Fifth Straight Loss
2008-04-23 06:57:00
7-14. Worst record in the American League. If this isn’t rock bottom, I can only shudder to imagine what is. Give credit to Josh Rupe for his four gutsy innings in relief of Vicente Padilla, whose electric stuff couldn’t save him from a battering of the highest degree at the hands of the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday ...
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Rangers Gameday: 4/22 Vs. DET
2008-04-23 00:41:00
Tuesday, April 22th Game Preview Texas Rangers (7-13) vs. Detroit Tigers (7-13) Vicente Padilla (2-1, 3.12 ERA) vs. Justin Verlander (0-3, 7.03 ERA) 6:05 PM CST in Detroit, Michigan (Comerica Park) TV: KDFI/My27 | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 178 Rangers Tigers Pos. Player Pos. Player 2B Ian Kinsler CF Clete Thomas SS Michael Young C Pudge Rodriguez CF Josh Hamilton 1B Carlos Guillen DH Milton Bradley RF Magglio Ordonez 3B Hank Blalock DH Miguel Cabrera LF Frank Catalanotto LF Jaque Jones RF David Murphy SS Edgar Renteria C Gerald Laird 3B ...
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NEWSFLASH: Francisco Recalled; Nippert To 15-Day DL
2008-04-22 21:39:00
Welcome back, FX2. Multiple local media sources, including Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, are reporting that the Texas Rangers have placed right-hander Dustin Nippert (sore right foot) on the 15-day disabled list, and have simultaneously recalled right-hander Frankie Francisco from Triple-A Oklahoma. Francisco, 28, has been an unstoppable machine in eight relief appearances for the ...
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Rangers Notebook: The Morning After
2008-04-22 11:26:00
Shortly after retreating from the bloody aftermath of Fenway Park with their tail between their legs, the reeling Texas Rangers boarded an undoubtedly somber Monday afternoon flight destined for Detroit, Michigan for the final three-game leg of a make-or-break nine-game road trip. Consider them broken for right now. After an utterly disastrous 2-9 start for the team ...
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Red Sox Complete Four-Game Sweep Of Rangers
2008-04-22 01:24:00
7-13, five games out of first place. On April 21st. Original photo courtesy of “Frosted_Peppercorn,” Flickr.com.
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