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Mike Napoli Will be Missed for More Than His Bat

I knew that we had been in on Mike Napoli when his original deal with the Red Sox fell apart. (3 year, $39 million deal now an incentive laden one-year contract worth a reported $5 million — as much…Read More

Sources: Mike Napoli Finally Completes Deal With Red Sox

So, uhm, the Red Sox apparently finalized their deal with C/1B Mike Napoli, though not for anywhere near the original 3-year, $39 million commitment they agreed to over a month ago. In fact, not even remotely…Read More

Better things are coming

With the Mike Napoli signing with the Red Sox, the trade of Michael Young, Zack Greinke signing with the Dodgers and James Shields being traded to Kansas City, some members of Ranger Nation have become…Read More

The Winter Meetings: Curb Your Enthusiasm

I wouldn’t look for the Rangers to make a splash during this week’s Winter Meetings in Nashville.  They haven’t made a lot of moves over the Jon Daniels years during the festivities. It’s…Read More

Winter Meetings Wish List

The Rangers have officially arrived into their third full month of the offseason, and with only minor acquisitions to account for at this point, more questions loom beyond the baseball horizon than answers.…Read More

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Ranger Brain Trust Playing it Close to the Vest

Nolan Ryan, Jon Daniels and the rest of the Rangers brain trust have done an incredibly good job at keeping…Read More

Rangers Big Board: Infielders

Plenty to talk about that I will let the other great writers here cover.  I am wondering what’s going…Read More

Rangers Interested in David Ortiz, and Other News

In an attempt to quench the appetite of a starving Rangers fan base in desperate need of some good news,…Read More

Rangers Need a Catcher….Is There One?

Starting with catcher Hal King getting the Texas Ranger first hit in 1972, the Rangers have had a love-hate…Read More

Game 158 & 159: Splits Aren’t Just For Dessert

After Mother Nature decided to intervene yesterday across the Metroplex, double header baseball got underway…Read More

The Return of Mike Napoli And Robbie Ross

Yesterday the Rangers activated both Mike Napoli and Robbie Ross, two guys who were missed and are expected…Read More

Game 144: The Next Step Of Development For Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish has gone through many steps in his first Major League season. He came out of the blocks as…Read More

Game 110: Oswalt Didn’t Work Alone

Ron Washington left Roy Oswalt in the game a little too long, and Washington admitted that he made a…Read More

Game 101: Another Winnable Loss

Tonight’s game featured a pretty reasonable 3-3 score before Anaheim’s furious 6th inning…Read More

Game 100: That’s the Way I Need It

I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll…Read More

Game 98: Uh, Yeah…

I’ve been trying to write my usual Moments that Mattered recap for over an hour now and it’s…Read More

Game 95: Great Scott!

I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll…Read More

Game 91: Late Inning Letdown

I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to just a handful of plays. I’ll…Read More

Game 84: 3 Hours I’ll Never Get Back

Sorry if this recap comes off as overly negative, but I had a less-than-stellar day and just capped it…Read More

Game 74: Moments that Mattered

I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best…Read More