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Rangers Pitch For Success? Veteran Hurlers

2:28 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 |
David Marcus

There's a lot of excitement these days about the Rangers pouring from the lips of general manager Jon Daniels and team president Nolan Ryan. Whether they're trying hard to convince fans to return to the Ballpark in Arlington after they stayed away in droves last season, or just genuinely excited about the new season....well, that remains to be seen.

Despite all the talk about the fresh young talent, kids like new shortstop Elvis Andrus...



W to throw out Rangers' first pitch

10:06 AM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 |
Aaron Chimbel

Here's video of Rangers President Nolan Ryan talking about former President George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch and more.

From the Texas Rangers:

The Texas Rangers today announced that the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the team's 2009 home opener on Monday, April 6 against the ...



Bad economy hitting sports teams too

12:11 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 |
Arnold Payne

Timing is everything...

With the state of today's economy and everyone looking for ways to stretch and save their dollars, should sports fans have reason for concern for their favorite team? Can the networks continue to shell out the mega bucks for broadcast rights when their bottom line is also being affected by the declining advertising dollar?

Forbes.com reports that at the end of 2003, there was not one professional sports ...



Surprise, Surprise: Brandon McCarthy Hurt Again

4:45 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
David Marcus

It was only a matter of time.

Brandon McCarthy is hurt once again.

The right-handed pitcher has been scratched from his Friday start because of tightness in his right shoulder. Since he came over in the disastrous John Danks trade in 2007, McCarthy has found himself on the disabled list four times.

For every glimmer of hope the Rangers' young studs offer us, there's leftover stuff like this to give us pause. B...