Posts Tagged ‘Texas Rangers’
Rangers’ Nelson Cruz Implicated in New PED Scandal
Eric GriffeyIt’s been a rough couple of weeks in local sports. Less than a week after Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff wrecked his truck while his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal amount, Texas Rangers outfielder Ne...
Southern California Suckers Gloat About Josh Hamilton…For Now
Jeff PrinceLos Angeles Times readers are feeling pretty good about themselves today, crowing about Josh Hamilton snubbing the Texas Rangers and taking his freak show to the Left Coast. Three out of four Times readers said they thought the...
Another Turkey: North Texas Sports
ANTHONY MARIANINorth Texas is hurting. We’re not talking about the traffic, the smog, the politics, the fracking-generated earthquakes, or the expanding waistlines of most of our friends and neighbors. No, North Texas is hurtin’ in ye old...
Night & Day
ANTHONY MARIANIWED ▪ 12 The end of this month is going to be brutal for your first-place Texas Rangers, who’ll be taking on the roaring A’s and Angels back to back. But until then, it’s smooth sailing, starting with a home stand again...
Josh Hamilton at the Movies
Kristian LinAttention Texas Rangers fans: The news has just dropped this afternoon that Josh Hamilton’s life story of overcoming addiction is garnering interest from Hollywood. Casey Affleck (the brother of Ben and the director of th...
Josh Hamilton Has Four Shots And A Double
Jeff PrinceOK, the headline was in bad taste. Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton might slip off the wagon on rare occasions, but he was the legal life of the party last night in Baltimore. Four home runs, a double, 18 total bases. Baltim...
From Pee-Yu To Woo-Hoo
Jeff PrinceMillions of bad puns about Yu Darvish’s name have been bandied about in recent months, and they must STOP — unless you can think of a new one. A Google search indicates that this Blotch post marks the first use of &...
Yu Darvish Is Topps
Jeff PrinceTexas Rangers rookie pitcher Yu Darvish can’t squeak by on the $10 million per year he earns with the team. But don’t worry, he’ll be getting more money thrown his way after signing an exclusive autograph trad...
Josh Hamilton Plays Odd Bargaining Chip
Jeff PrinceDid you hear about the guy who walked into a bar and said, “I’d like a shot,” and the bartender said, “That’ll be $100 million, please”? Barely a week ago, the sports media was buzzing about ...
Hey Yu Put On Yo Clothes And Play For The Rangers
Jeff PrinceI went to one of those big box stores to check out a high-def TV selling for $500 — except when I arrived, the store wanted to charge another $1,000 just for the rights to shop there. “WTF?” I said, since I al...