Texas Rangers

Jab, Jab, Haymaker! Wait...This Is Baseball?
The Texas heat matched the tempers of the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels as the two teams come to blows after 10 days of competitive ill-will boils over.

Frank Francisco and thoughts on fan-player violence
As the recent incident involving Texas Rangers reliever Frank Francisco is discussed in the coming weeks and months, it will be repeatedly explained as an altercation between players and a fan or two who reportedly made derogatory comments to pitchers in the bullpen. But, at the end of the day, the situation was simply a man losing control and throwing a chair into a crowd of people. Professional baseball was the setting, but neither the sport nor the player-fan dynamic are to blame here.

Barajas helping Rangers forget about Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez left a void behind the plate when he departed the Texas Rangers. Now, Rod Barajas is making the best of his chance to fill that hole.

Someone forgot to tell these guys
The Texas Rangers are off to an excellent start, but, as any Ranger fan knows, July in Texas brings the heat, and that means a meltdown. What's different about this year.

Rangers lose to Orioles
The Texas Rangers battled it out against the Baltimore Orioles, and lost 12-6 in Baltimore on Tuesday evening.

Dollars but no sense -- Another silly spending spree in Texas
After making waves once again in the free agent market during the offseason, the Texas Rangers are liable to find themselves right back where they were at the end of 2001 -- in the cellar of the American League West.

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Everything is bigger in Texas. Hats, ranches, cattle, cars, oil fields, oil barons' bank accounts, the number of inmates on death row, and shortstops' contracts. Now you can add ERA's, losses, and games out of first place to the list. This wasn't how Tom Hicks and Doug Melvin imagined it would be back in the winter when A-Rod was unveiled as a Ranger to a disbelieving world. It's not even July, yet the Texas Rangers are planning for 2002.

MLB: Hicks, Oates, and a bad stench on the ranch
I smell clueless, arrogant and cowardly baseball people at work in the Texas Ranger organization, and they stink.

MLB: Can Hick’s open wallet push Rangers to the top?
Tom Hicks and his Texas Rangers have gone wild on the free agant market in this offseason. But can Tom Hicks’ wallet push the Rangers over the top in the American League?

MLB: A-Rod Reaction
As I perused the sports pages over the past few days and read my favorite columnists, I became very disturbed as to what my eyes were seeing. These people were criticizing Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers Baseball Club for signing a $252 million deal with the Texas Rangers.

MLB: A-rod? Ridiculous or Brillance
The Texas Rangers signed Alex Rodriguez to a record setting deal. Now all that is left to see is if it was a waste of money or a genius move.

MLB: Filling The Wrong Hole With Andres Galarraga
Texas GM Doug Melvin's signing of the Big Cat added a premium DH... at a premium price. Too bad that he doesn't address the Rangers' most pressing needs.