Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove is one of the best Texas novels of our time. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was later made into a wonderful television mini-series, which starred Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones as the iconic former Texas...
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The Arizona Fall League (AFL) wrapped up on November 19th. The Texas Rangers' triumvirate of Matt Harrison, Danny Gutierrez and Tanner Scheppers combined to pitch seven innings and hold the league-leading Phoenix Desert Dogs to three runs on four hits, a walk and nine strikeouts. Marcus Lemon tied the game in the ninth inning with a home run and then Taylor Teagarden ended it with a walk-off three-run...
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Arnold has ties to newly-acquired Rays reliever, Ramon Ramirez. Browse more photos » A few weeks ago, the Rays quietly (is there any other way the Rays announce things') announced a couple staff moves for the upcoming season. One of the moves that intrigued me was the promotion of Matt Arnold to the newly created position of Director of Pro Scouting....
More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP 3 months ago: Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Justin Speier, right, reacts after giving up a solo home run to Texas Rangers' Taylor Teagarden during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Browse more photos » November 19, 2006, 3 years ago today, the Angels signed former Toronto Blue Jay...
Kirkman, 23, combined to go 9-8 with a 3.48 ERA (56 ER/144.2 IP) in 26 games/25 starts this season for High-A Bakersfield and Double-A Frisco. He recorded 61 walks against 118 strikeouts, holding opposing batters to a .251 (136-542) average with 10 home runs. Kirkman allowed more than 4 earned runs in just 2 of his 26 outings this season. He began the year at Bakersfield, his first action at the High-A...
If your absolute worst baseball-related fear is the prospect of Tom Hicks rising from the dead and retaining majority control of the Texas Rangers after it seemed 80-plus percent certain that he was headed out, then you might have to brace for the realization of that fear, as Hicks has hastily assembled a group of local investors -- comprising both Cowboys legend Roger Staubach and the dual-allegianced...
Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team.