star-telegram.com - 7/2/2009
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Baseball superstitions seldom have normal beginnings. The Rangers’ bullpen hammer is no different.
bizofbaseball.com - 7/2/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
In a sign that Tom Hicks’ financial woes
may have reached a critical level, the Texas Rangers...
may have borrowed as much as $15 million from Major League Baseball to make payroll. The news of the possible shortfall by the club arose yesterday on “Inside Pitch” which airs on SIRIUS XM Radio’s ...
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Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from ...
baseballreflections.com - 7/2/2009
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baseballreflections.com —
“The Rangers have lost the lead in the
AL West with the Angels taking the spot that...
they have been so familiar with over the last four years. Texas has lost steam, but ironically, the pitching has kept them afloat and the offense has let them down. The Rangers have finished the past ...
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The Rangers Struggled in June
mlbcenter.com - 7/6/2009
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mlbcenter.com —
On the field, Texas has rallied back into
a first place tie with Los Angeles, after falling...
out of the lead for the first time in almost two months last weekend, and trailing the Angels by as many as 2.5 games.
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Thursday morning Rangers stuff
Lone Star Ball —
... reminiscent of the pre-2009 Rangers, with weird plays, a bullpen collapse and lots of offense.
Vicente Padilla has been scratched from his start on Saturday, due to a sore shoulder. Derek Holland will take his place.
Dustin Nippert could be activated and return to the Rangers after just one more rehab appearance. The question then, of course, is who is removed from the 40 man roster and the 25 man roster to make room for Nippert.
The Rangers bullpen has a new talisman, courtesy of Jason Grilli.
Mike Bauman ...
Link-O-Rama: Sweet Lou finally gets tossed
Circling The Bases —
... and charged with domestic battery against his ex-wife. * Blake Hurtik of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tells the amusing story of Jason Grilli and "The Hammer," although it still can't compare to ...
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Chris Davis' Strikeout Pace Is Obscene —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/2/2009
Chris Davis is in his second season with the Texas Rangers. In 74 games, he has struck out 111 times, which is an average of 1.5 strikeouts per game.
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