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  Texas Rangers (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On March 25, 1988 Mike Loynd, the Rangers first round pick in 1986, was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Houston Astros in exchange for one of their prior first round picks, catcher Robbie Wine.
In the 2003 season, the Rangers finished in last place for the fourth straight year, and after a post-season fallout between Rodriguez and team management, the then-reigning AL MVP and new Rangers captain, Alex Rodriguez, was traded to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias.
Rangers shortstop Michael Young was named the MVP of the 2006 All-Star game, played on July 11 in Pittsburgh, for his game-winning two-run triple in the ninth.
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 Texas Rangers :Rangers Captain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Based in Arlington, Texas, the Texas Rangers are in the Western Division of the American League.
Rangers Captain was introduced at a special ceremony at The Ballpark in Arlington.
The name Rangers Captain is derived from the Texas Rangers Law Enforcement Agency, in which Captains were the leaders of the companies.
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 Texas Rangers : History : Rangers Uniforms and Logos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Rangers nickname was derived from a historic tradition in the Texas and appeared on the chest of the home and away jerseys.
The road uniform was gray with blue piping on the sleeves and "Texas" in blue block lettering with red, white, and gray outline on the front of the jersey.
The "Texas Rangers" written in the middle of the baseball is also represents a "western feel".
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tex/history/uniforms_logos.jsp   (1108 words)

  
 Texas Rangers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Texas Ranger Division, better known as the "Texas Rangers", a state law enforcement agency
The Texas Rangers, a group of architects who taught at the Texas School of Architecture from 1951 to 1957
Texas Rangers, a 2001 film directed by Steve Miner.
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 Texas Rangers (1972-Present)
In the season where baseball finally caught on in the Dallas metro-area, the Rangers are the surprise of the American League all year, and challenge the Oakland A's for the division title.
The Rangers are part of a 3-way race for the AL West Title with the Kansas City Royals and California Angels, before finishing tied for 2nd with an 87-75 record.
However, any chance of winning the MVP was taken away by the Rangers pitching staff which was awful again posting an ERA 5.16, while dealing with a bullpen that blew 32 late inning leads, as the Rangers finished in last place for the 3rd year in a row with a 72-90 record.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /al/texas/texrangers.html   (4014 words)

  
 Texas Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 1973 the Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4.
The first major league team in Texas were the Houston Colt.45s, who joined the National League in 1962 and later changed their nickname to the Astros.
Ted Williams was the first manager of the Texas Rangers and the last manager of the Washington Senators.
www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/AL/rangers.htm   (338 words)

  
 Texas Rangers on Baseball Almanac
Texas would win the West again in 1998 and 1999, only to lose both Division Series to the Yankees in three game sweeps.
Rodriguez spent only three seasons with Texas, but took advantage of the hitter-friendly Ballpark at Arlington to post one-hundred fifty-six home runs (leading the league twice), three-hundred ninety-five runs batted in (an average of one-hundred thirty-one per year), thre-hundred eighty-two runs scored (leading the American League twice) and a.305 average.
With their new young players, the Rangers have developed a dynamic offense, but unless they solve their chronic inability to assemble a quality pitching staff, their fans will continue to wait for the team's first World Series appearance.
www.baseball-almanac.com /teams/rang.shtml   (1170 words)

  
 Texas Rangers Tickets MLB Baseball Ticket - Cheap Texas Rangers Tickets Broker
Prior to the 2004 season, little hope was held out for the Rangers to improve on their losing ways, but behind a young team that gelled together well, the Rangers battled with the A's and Angels for first place in the AL West for much of the season.
The Rangers were in first place as late as Aug. 5, thanks largely to the dynamic offense provided by their infield and the solid work of the bullpen.
Texas was only the second club in Major League history to have all four starting infielders record more than 20 homers.
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 Baseball America - Top 10 Prospects: Texas Rangers
The Rangers followed up their surprising 89-win 2004 campaign with their fifth losing season in the last six years.
Daniels hired Rockies director of baseball operations Thad Levine to be his assistant, and tabbed Rockies pro scout Scott Servais to replace Dom Chiti as farm director, with Chiti becoming bullpen coach.
Texas used its first three picks on a premium athlete (outfielder John Mayberry Jr.), a pure hitter (third baseman Johnny Whittleman) and a Gold Glove-caliber defender (Taylor Teagarden), and later added some promising high school pitchers in Shane Funk, Michael Kirkman, Jacob Rasner and Matt Nevarez.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/05top10s/rangers.html   (693 words)

  
 Texas Rangers
Born in Texas and raised as a farm hand, Lynn Nolan Ryan grew up to be a John Wayne in cleats.
The Rangers and Angels are the longest running AL franchises still waiting to win their first pennant.
With a 52-62 record, the Texas Rangers led the American League West in 1994 when the season was wiped out due to the players' strike, on August 6th.
www.thebaseballpage.com /present/fp/al/tex.htm   (1161 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
The Texas Rangers, a professional baseball club, belong to the Western Division of the American League.
The Rangers went on to finish first in their division in 1994, despite a losing record, but the mid-August strike by major league players canceled that year's postseason, and the team's first chance to reach the World Series ended prematurely.
The Rangers fell to fourth place in 2000, as they were unable to compensate for the loss of Gonzalez and pitcher Aaron Sele, who departed as free agents after the 1999 season, and All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who missed almost half the season with a broken finger.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/TT/xot2.html   (902 words)

  
 "OH, NO!" Events in the History of the Texas Rangers (Baseball)
The Rangers were fined $250,000 by commissioner Peter Ueberroth late in the 1987 season for bringing aboard pitcher Steve Howe, who was notorious for his numerous drug violations and suspensions.
The Rangers' inaugural effort to impress their new fans ended in a record of 54-100, placing them 38-1/2 games behind first and flat on the basement floor in the AL West.
Yet, after the 2003 season and their fourth consecutive last-place finish in the AL West, the Rangers decided that the cure for their woe was to trade away the best player in baseball at the time.
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 Texas Rangers | MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
The Texas Rangers recalled left-hander C.J. Wilson from Triple-A Oklahoma and optioned right-hander Scott Feldman to their top farm club.
The Rangers had two doubles to increase their major league-leading total to 224.
The Rangers have held internal discussions on whether Shea Hillenbrand, who was released by the Blue Jays on Wednesday, would fit into the club's plans, says the Dallas Morning News.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/teams/page/TEX   (627 words)

  
 Texas Rangers History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Texas Rangers, professional baseball team and one of four teams in the West Division of the American League (AL).
Formerly the Washington Senators, the franchise moved to Texas after the 1971 season and took its current name from the state’s special law-enforcement corps known as Texas Rangers.
In 1998 Texas won the West Division title and Gonzalez was again selected league MVP, but the team lost to the Yankees in the playoffs.
www.lasvegassportsbook.com /mlb/teams/texas_rangers/history.cfm   (497 words)

  
 Texas Rangers : Ballpark : Ameriquest Field in Arlington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
With the 30th anniversary of the Texas Rangers quickly approaching, you won't want to miss the Museum's history of the team.
The University of Baseball highlights include using baseball in a variety of curriculum areas, relating baseball to TEKS and TAAS, teaching with objects, incorporating a museum visit into a classroom unit, craft activity ideas, and a tour of the Museum and Learning Center.
This area features the history of baseball through artifacts from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and is a perfect area for your guests to mingle among the legends.
rangers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tex/ballpark/tex_ballpark_museum.jsp   (2144 words)

  
 Rangers : Texas Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Founded in 1961, as a part of American League expansion Washington D.C. as Washington Senators, the Rangers acquired their official name in 1971when the franchise moved to Arlington for the 1972 season.
But the team was highly ineffective in the 1970s and 1980s and was unable to stir an enthusiastic impulse among its admirers.
George W. Bush started discussions for a new home ballpark for the Rangers as Dallas has started lobbying to seize the team the same way Arlington did it from the nation's capital in 1972.
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 ESPN Search: texas rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Texas Rangers' Jerry Hairston Jr., hits a bunt against the Chicago White Sox during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 21, 2006, in Chicago.
Texas Rangers' Hank Blalock pulls off his batting glove after striking out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, July 20, 2006.
Texas Rangers catcher Rod Barajas tags Boston Red Sox Mark Loretta out at the plate as he tried to score on a single by Manny Ramirez in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston...
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 East Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Founded in the fall of 2004, The East Texas Rangers are an independent youth baseball team from Longview, TX.  The Rangers feature talented young nine and ten year olds from around East Texas who share a love for the game of baseball and having a great time with their friends.
Playing with the Deep East Texas Baseball Association since their inception, the team has already made a name for itself as a competitive, exciting baseball club.  During their inagural campaign, they placed second in the DETBA World Series (Fall 2004 - 8U Division III).
Their strongest season to date came in the fall of 2005. ; The Rangers blazed to the top of the DETBA 9U-AA American Division, compiling a stellar 11-4 mark and going 6-2 in their division to take home first place.  They finished third in the World Series tournament.
www.etxrangers.com   (282 words)

  
 SPP | Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation makes a difference to thousands in the community.
Much of the Foundation's work is directed towards youth activities, through the building of youth baseball parks in the Metroplex, by creating and maintaining a number of youth incentive programs, and by providing and extensive program to award college scholarships to area students.
The Foundation is funded by a number of Texas Rangers' special events and activities and through corporate and personal contributions.
www.sportsphilanthropyproject.com /sportsorg_mission.asp?ID=34   (117 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Rangers pulled out a 4-3 victory Sunday that cost Seattle achance to set the single-season major league win record.
Texas lost 15 of 20 meetings with the first-placeMariners, but 1B-DH Rafael Palmeiro feasted on Seattle.
The Rangers' 73-89record was two games better than last season.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/sba/sba13.htm   (208 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Major League Baseball - Timeline: George W. Bush and Rangers
April: The Rangers shepherd through the Texas legislature a bill that creates the Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority (ASFDA), a quasi-governmental entity that is given the power of eminent domain.
November: Bush becomes the first Texas governor to be elected to consecutive four-year terms, winning 68.6 percent of the vote.
January: The Rangers agree to future payments, including interest, to the ASFDA that will total $22.2 million to cover costs that the sports-development authority incurred related to litigation over the seizure of private property for the ballpark.
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 Texas Rangers : Ballpark : Ameriquest Field in Arlington
On April 1, 1994, a new era for the Texas Rangers began with the opening of Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
The beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest.
Texas architecture is featured throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses and on the seat aisles.
texas.rangers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tex/ballpark/tex_ballpark_history.jsp   (242 words)

  
 Ballparks of Baseball-Ameriquest Field-Texas Rangers
With an aging Arlington Stadium a new ballpark for the Texas Rangers needed to be built.
On October 24, 1990, an agreement between the Texas Rangers and the City of Arlington was reached to build a new stadium.
Located in the heart of Texas, the summer heat is often a facts at Rangers games, making Ameriquest Field one of the hottest places for fans to attend games.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /al/AmeriquestField.htm   (510 words)

  
 Texas Rangers Baseball Club - OOTP Developments Forums
It was at this point that the office door burst open and a portly man stumbled through, clutching two handfuls of papers and manilla folders.
Balta Ramirez - the 31 year-old mainstay of the Rangers outfield.
Despite being 9 years older than the next oldest Ranger starter, he was our only pitcher able to go for 200+ innings, ending up with 210.2 IP.
www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=39165   (3390 words)

  
 Texas Rangers, Cactus League Spring Training - Arizona Baseball
It's no surprise there will be great baseball at the new Surprise Stadium; home to the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers teams during Cactus League season play.
The Texas Rangers will face other teams that train in Arizona, including the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox.
Texas Rangers spring training game tickets will be available at Surprise Stadium box office or through Ticketmaster, 480-784-4444.
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 Texas Rangers Tickets - Buy Rangers Baseball Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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The vast majority of all MLB baseball tickets that we re-sell are substantially above the original Face Value of the tickets.
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 Texas Rangers Tickets, Texas Rangers Baseball Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Texas Rangers are under headed in a new direction - upward within the ranks of baseball.
Armed with a an aggressive management team bent on success, the Rangers play their home games at Ameriquest Field in Arlington, and are an important part of the baseball following in Texas.
Ameriquest Field in Arlington is situated near Dallas, so among MLB tickets, Texas baseball tickets are perhaps the most entertaining day of using sports tickets in baseball.
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