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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...

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06/04/12 Closed Door Meeting Gets Job Done Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. When Elvis Andrus failed to finish the play after a grounder found its way into his glove after he thought it had hit Los Angeles Angels baserunner Erick Aybar on Saturday night, the light bulb went off in Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington's head.
06/03/12 Borbon, Martin nearing return to Round Rock Source: MLB Triple-A Round Rock outfielders Julio Borbon and Leonys Martin, both on the disabled list, could be back in the lineup sometime next week.
06/03/12 Loss doesn't sit well with Rangers Source: Angels: From the Dugout After bumbling on defense and losing to the Angels again Saturday night, the Rangers got a 15-minute closed-door lecture from manager Ron Washington.
06/03/12 Error-Prone Rangers Lose 3-2 to Angels Source: The New York Times - New York NY The call was costly to the frustrated Texas Rangers, who lost 3-2 to the Angels on Saturday night, trimming their AL West lead over Los Angeles to 3Â½ games.
06/02/12 Washington prefers bullpen setup to extra hitter Source: MLB Brandon Snyder struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning of Friday's 4-2 loss to the Angels.