mvn.com - 5/8/2008
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Lefthander Greg Smith has often taken a back seat to more prominent, “toolsy” prospects during his brief, successful career. Despite possessing a highly successful collegiate resume, the LSU product did not hear his name called until the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft, when the Arizona Diamondbacks selected him 171st overall. Included in the Dan Haren trade with the Oakland ...
Rangers Gameday: 5/9 Vs. OAK —
Texas Rangers
Friday, May 9th Game Preview
Oakland Athletics (22-14) vs. Texas Rangers (16-20)
Greg Smith (2-1, 2.54 ERA) vs. Scott Feldman (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington)
TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 180
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C
Kurt Suzuki
2B
Ian Kinsler
1B
Daric ...
5/9/08 game day thread —
Lone Star Ball
A return home to face the hated Oakland A's...
Scott Feldman goes up against crafty lefty finesser Greg Smith, who is the type of pitcher who gives the Rangers fits, so we better hope for a low-scoring game...
Go Rangers...
Murphy: AL Rookie of the Month —
Lone Star Ball
David Murphy won the balloting for the AL Rookie of the Month for April. An online vote of fans counts for 20 percent of the vote totals with writers and broadcasters handling the rest of the voting.
Murphy beat out Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, Detroit RHP Armando Galarraga (former Ranger) and Oakland LHP Greg Smith, who faces the Rangers tonight.
So that's two Rangers ...
The A's Are Way Better Than The Giants Because... —
The Play In California
.....elephants have magical powers. Whatever you do to the A's, whichever player you take from the A's, whatever curse you try to put on the A's, they will ALWAYS be better than the Giants. Let's try and compare the two Bay Area teams. First, let's look at it salary-wise: Emil Brown, Jack Cust, Greg Smith, Dana Eveland, Curt Suzuki, and a whole bunch of Sandlot kids are keeping the A's ...
Vote For Jacoby —
SOX & Dawgs
Instead of the media voting on the MLB Rookies of the Month for both leagues, this year we as fans get to choose the AL & NL Rookies of the Month for April.
Our very own Jacoby Ellsbury is one of the 4 American League nominees. Greg Smith from the Oakland A’s, former Boston Red Sox prospect and current Texas Ranger David Murphy and Detroit starting pitcher Armando Galarraga, who ...
1995: And the slide continues…. —
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May 7th 1995, Atlanta: Braves 4, Phillies 5 ( Box Score )
With two straight losses the Braves would turn to the Mad Dog, Greg Maddux to right the ship and put a stop to the loosing. The Phillies, looking to add another win and take over the division lead would send none other than future blogger , and he of the bloody sock - Curt Schilling. Of course the whole bloody sock thing ...
Rangers Gameday: 5/4 Vs. OAK —
Texas Rangers
Sunday, May 4th Game Preview
Texas Rangers (13-18) vs. Oakland Athletics (18-14)
Scott Feldman (0-0, 6.00 ERA) vs. Greg Smith (2-1, 2.73 ERA)
3:05 PM CST in Oakland, California (McAfee Coliseum)
TV: FSNSW | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 182
Rangers
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3B
Ramon Vazquez
C
Kurt Suzuki
SS
Michael Young
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