Washington gets dose of Texas Rangers wackiness
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Washington gets dose of Texas Rangers wackiness ...as [Ron] Washington summed up his situation before Monday’s win over Seattle: “I’ve been on teams where things are volatile, but I’ve never been in a position where I was in charge of the volatility.” ...
Rounding The Bases: Only Stalinists Hate Bonds
Bugs & Cranks —
... guest on next week’s Gossip Girls…. Joba Chamberlain. [LoHudYB]
I got mixed feelings about this magazine feature on Elijah Dukes. [e$pn:tm]
Sure the Yankees could have spent a little more money on a manager with testicles, but having Girardi also put in time as a bullpen catcher is so darn economical. [LoHudYB]
The Rangers meant to fire Ron Washington last month, but didn’t want to do it on his birfday. [Dallas News] [BBTF]
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Quality Defense, Pitching Spark Rangers To 5-2 Win
Texas Rangers —
... So, too, did Ron Washington’s job. In fact, if we are to take Kevin Sherrington’s Tuesday column in the Dallas Morning News as gospel, at least two high-ranking members of the Rangers’ organizational hierarchy were fully prepared to cut ties with the first-time manager after that unforgettably horrific seven-game skid. ...
