David Murphy Is Breaking Out

Dave Rouleau posted 4/18/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com [flag]

David Murphy seemed like a throw-in to most people in last year's trade between the Red Sox and Rangers that centered around Eric Gagne. It's proving to be a good move for Texas [link]

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Padilla lifts Rangers by Blue Jays 4-1 (AP)

The Tao of Stieb found this 4/18/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Vicente Padilla pitched seven strong innings, Ian Kinsler had three hits and the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 4-1 on Thursday night, handing the Blue Jays their fifth straight home defeat. Rangers outfielder David Murphy went 3-for-4 with three doubles. ...

Sweep Dreams: Padilla Goes Seven Strong In Rangers Win

jamcadbury posted 4/18/2008 from mvn.com

A trifecta of brilliant pitching performances sparks the Texas Rangers to their first series sweep of the young 2008 season.

Baseball in Korea

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 4/18/2008 from baseballreflections.com

My sister-in-law, Kayla, has been working in South Korea, just south of Seoul, teaching English to elementary age students since October and recently went to her first professional baseball game over there. Here’s a report from Kayla in Korea on Baseball in Korea. Take it away, Kayla! The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) is made up of

Peter Gammons on Kyle Farnsworth Throwing Behind Manny: “AAA pitchers … Please.”

Watchdog found this 4/18/2008 on thebiglead.com

Our great commenter Gonzo saw this on ESPN last night and just uploaded it over at Red Lasso. ESPN’s Peter Gammons, an occasional Boston homer, reacted thusly to Kyle Farnsworth of the Yankees throwing behind Manny Ramirez of the ...

MLB Fans Say No With Mouth. Yes with Pocketbook.

BillJordaniv posted 4/18/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

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Rangers prospects holding onto hope
It's not everyday that a major league team ships two of its top pitching prospects 10 time zones away to see if they can be sold to another team. In Japan. But that's exactly the situation the Texas Rangers find themselves in with righthanders Omar ...

Two Rangers get their rings
Rangers players Kason Gabbard and David Murphy were given their 2007 World Series rings before Friday night's game at Fenway Park.

Ortiz's slam helps Red Sox rip Rangers (AP)
Slumping David Ortiz hit a grand slam, Daisuke Matsuzaka stayed unbeaten and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 11-3 on Friday night. Dustin Pedroia hit his first homer, a two-run shot that capped Boston's five-run fourth inning. The Red ...

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Ortiz hits grand slam as Red Sox crush Rangers 11-3
Slumping David Ortiz hit a grand slam, Daisuke Matsuzaka stayed unbeaten and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 11-3 on Friday night. Dustin Pedroia hit his first homer, a two-run shot that capped Boston's five-run fourth inning. The Red Sox ...