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The Dugout: Texas Rangers Spring Training 2010

The Dugout Spring Training 2010 event tackles the Texas Rangers today, and I have to start off this Dugout with a lengthy, verbose disclaimer. I've been to Arlington to see a game before. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a beautiful stadium full of inflatable childrens games and parts of the Globe Theater. The Rangers are...

Baseball Brunch: (St)Ranger Than Fiction, Texas Pitching Is Pretty Good

NEW YORK – Thanks in part to the influence of a 300-game winner, and the brother of a 300-game winner, the Rangers no longer have to try to out-slug people.In the most remarkable turnaround of the season, Texas' pitching staff is actually pretty good, with a 4.46 ERA after shutouts Thursday and Friday and allowing...

Holland Harbinger of Future in Texas

BALTIMORE – The Texas Rangers are changing. The arrival of 22-year-old left-handed pitcher Derek Holland in the majors is merely one of the first signs. You wouldn't know changes are afoot on a steamy Monday night as Texas wraps up a four-game series against the Orioles. It is hot – game-time temperature at...

The Dugout: No Use for a Name

On Wednesday, Rangers pitcher Darren O'Day wore ex-Ranger Kason Gabbard's jersey onto the field and promptly gave up a hit to end the game. There is precedent for this, of course. During Game Seven of the 1991 World Series, Lonnie Smith's jersey was mistakenly donned by a four-year-old who had just fallen off a...

Rangers Put Out Call to Arms

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Texas Rangers.Hey, Ron Washington, here's your team: A third baseman who'd rather be at shortstop, your No. 2 home-run hitter gone and a pitching staff that had a 5.37 ERA last year pretty much intact.Did I mention that this is the last year of your...

RonWashington News From the Web

05/29/12 Under the weather, Hamilton starts anyway Source: MLB Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was in the lineup on Tuesday night, although he was still suffering from an upper respiratory ailment.
05/29/12 Rangers introduce Japanese initiatives Source: MLB - Texas Rangers Yu Darvish, along with the Rangers Foundation and gloops, Inc., will sponsor a Japanese youth baseball team that will travel to Texas this summer as part of a series of initiatives in conjunction with this year's Japan-America Grassroots Summit.
05/29/12 Roy Oswalt signs with Texas Rangers; Red Sox had... Source: MassLive.com The Texas Rangers signed free-agent right-hander Roy Oswalt, according to an unidentified individual familiar with the process cited by the Dallas Morning News. Team officials were not immediately available for comment, according to the newspaper, but CBSSports.com confirmed the signing, saying the deal was worth $5 million, with an additional $1 million in incentives.
05/28/12 Ogando nursing bruised right hand Source: MLB Rangers reliever Alexi Ogando was likely unavailable for Monday's game against the Mariners with a bruised right hand.
05/23/12 Sources Believe Roy Oswalt Will Play for Texas... Source: Bleacher Report Roy Oswalt continues to dominate the headlines despite not throwing a pitch this season.