Pujols Statue to be Unveiled in West County Nov. 2
Patch.com
Sunday, October 23, 2011 – 7:00am. ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Albert Pujols began the game hoping to shake his slump and maybe get a hit. he did that, and a whole lot more: he produced the defining game of his career, and It must have been the longest walk of Albert Pujols's life. Down by two [...]
Read MoreThriving Berkman marvels at Series' drama
MLB.com
Another strange inning got started with Albert Pujols striking out looking and then Lance Berkman reaching on an infield hit. Matt Holliday then reached on Young's fielding error. Colby Lewis then walked David Freese to load the bases. Schumaker singled to center. Pujols flied out right fielder Cruz. Berkman homered to left-center on the first [...]
Read MoreStorybook ending eludes Josh Hamilton
ESPN (blog)
News, analysis and opinion from the fan perspective. "Let me tell you something, I really got a feeling of how fans feel when we were on the field before the coin toss with Josh Hamilton. We leave and Josh. LOUIS — Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton said his strained groin is bothering him enough that [...]
Read MoreRangers Fail to Rewrite Their History
New York Tim
Leading 7-5, the Texas Rangers are three outs from their first World Series championship. It's a mystery why manager Ron Washington didn't go to closer Neftali Feliz in the eighth, but he'll surely be on in the ninth to try to close it out. One more time Texas Rangers. If he can beat a bear, [...]
Read MoreC.J. Wilson not on top of game, but he didn't lose
Boston Heral
Is CJ Wilson really worth the money he's going to get this winter? Look, I would never say teams should base their decisions strictly on a couple of postsea. Just what is causing C.J. Wilson to pitch poorly this October? CJ Wilson at 8pm ET on FOX tonight, plus you've got Monday Night Football (Ravens [...]
Read MoreChris Carpenter yelled naughty words at Mike Napoli
Yahoo! Sport
But why would Chris Carpenter scream obscenities at Napoli? No idea. Maybe Mike Scioscia is a warg who's pitching this game through the eyes of Carpenter. Maybe there's some sort of history there, or something behind-the-scenes that happened in this By Tim MacMahon Mitch Moreland, the man with an itty-bitty .087 batting average this postseason, [...]
Read MoreMatchup: Chris Carpenter vs. CJ Wilson
ESPN (blog)
LOUIS — On a four-letter night spelled cold, Chris Carpenter responded to the first question of a closely matched World Series. He answered loudly, sometimes profanely and once with his face planted beside the first-base bag. One of the teams in the World Series will take a three games to two lead after Monday night's [...]
Read MoreTexas Rangers Josh Hamilton Believes He Has a Sports Hernia
Yahoo! Sport
The Texas Rangers are the first American League team to make consecutive appearances in the World Series since the New York Yankees in 2000 and '01. But Texas General Manager Jon Daniels said Saturday he has no intention of resting on those laurels. The Texas Rangers are the first American League team to make consecutive [...]
Read MoreNo Holliday for Napoli in fourth for Rangers in Game 3 loss in World Series to …
Washington P
Even the Rangers aren't sure what, exactly, is ailing outfielder Josh Hamilton. Is it still just a strained groin? Something more — a sports hernia, perha. 54 / Pitcher / Texas Rangers. Height: 6-4. Weight: 240. Bats: L. Throws: L. Born: Sep 16, 1985. • 2011 Stats – (14-9), 31 G, 30 GS, 185.2 IP, [...]
Read MoreWorld Series: Texas Rangers' Derek Holland earns chance at redemption after …
The Star-Led
By David Schoenfield According to the Defensive Runs Saved metric from Baseball Info Solutions that we've been using all season at ESPN, the Texas Rangers r. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Dirk Nowitzki plans to return to Germany to train with his personal coach after watching his hometown Texas Rangers play in the World Series— unless [...]
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