Yesterday was a big news day for closers. Unfortunately for the Oakland Athletics, the headliner was Andrew Bailey, who exited his spring outing against the Indians in obvious pain and now has a planned visit with Dr. James Andrews. Another closer who made waves was the Texas Rangers’ Neftali Feliz, but injury wasn’t the culprit. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Texas Rangers’
Role Play: Rangers Smart to Let Feliz Write His Own Script
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Neftali Feliz, Texas Rangers on March 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Room Enough for One Sheriff: Conflict with Ryan Leads to Greenberg’s Ouster; Clash Similar to One from Yankees’ Past
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged Chuck Greenberg, George Steinbrenner, Michael Burke, Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) You don’t mess with Nolan Ryan, at least not in Texas. Today, former Rangers’ managing partner and CEO Chuck Greenberg learned that lesson the hard way. I have great respect for the Texas Rangers franchise and am enormously proud of […]
Seven-Year Itch: A Look at Starters in Their Age 32 to 38 Seasons
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged Cliff Lee, Texas Rangers on December 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) In an effort to evaluate whether the Yankees and Rangers are setting themselves up for a fall by offering a long-term contract to Cliff Lee, many have invoked similar deals that were given to the likes of Barry Zito, Johan […]