Nolan Writin' » Jose Ruiz http://nolanwritin.com A Texas Rangers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Frisco RoughRiders: The Texas Rangers Double-A Affiliate http://nolanwritin.com/2011/03/23/frisco-roughriders-the-texas-rangers-double-a-affiliate/ http://nolanwritin.com/2011/03/23/frisco-roughriders-the-texas-rangers-double-a-affiliate/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:00:07 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1129 The Frisco RoughRiders play at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco (north of Dallas). The team plays in the Texas League in the South Division. Their inaugural season was in 2003 and the park won the Best New Ballpark award that year. In 2009 Baseball America named Dr Pepper Ballpark as the fifth-best ballpark in Minor [...]

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]]> The Frisco RoughRiders play at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco (north of Dallas). The team plays in the Texas League in the South Division. Their inaugural season was in 2003 and the park won the Best New Ballpark award that year. In 2009 Baseball America named Dr Pepper Ballpark as the fifth-best ballpark in Minor League Baseball and the 2nd among other Double-A clubs.

The field dimensions are 335 feet to Left and Right 364 feet to Left Center and Right Center and 409 feet to straight center field. The stadium seats 10,600 fans and has a pool rental available just behind the right field wall.

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]]> http://nolanwritin.com/2011/03/23/frisco-roughriders-the-texas-rangers-double-a-affiliate/feed/ 1 Texas Rangers Send RHP Eric Hurley to Minor Leagues http://nolanwritin.com/2011/03/20/texas-rangers-send-rhp-eric-hurley-to-minor-leagues/ http://nolanwritin.com/2011/03/20/texas-rangers-send-rhp-eric-hurley-to-minor-leagues/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:53:21 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1103 Saturday, the Texas Rangers started making decisions regarding the upcoming 2011 MLB season. The Rangers either optioned or sent eight players to the Minor Leagues. One of those eight players was right-handed pitcher Eric Hurley despite the fact that in nine innings during three Spring Training games, he only allowed a single run. He allowed [...]

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]]> Saturday, the Texas Rangers started making decisions regarding the upcoming 2011 MLB season. The Rangers either optioned or sent eight players to the Minor Leagues. One of those eight players was right-handed pitcher Eric Hurley despite the fact that in nine innings during three Spring Training games, he only allowed a single run. He allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five batters.

25-year-old Hurley, who has missed the last two seasons due to a torn rotator cuff as well as a broken left wrist (which he underwent operation for on three separate occasions), simply needs additional time to get the swing of things. He needs to find that strength in his arm that can withstand more than 100 innings before he can be dubbed as a starting pitcher in the rotation. (more…)

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