It is safe to say that 2023 will be the greatest baseball-viewing year of my life. The excitement starts on Saturday, 11 March 2023, when Great Britain pits itself against the dream team (or perhaps nightmare team) of the USA
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Tag: Texas Rangers
I Sold my Soul to the Texas Rangers
The plan was hatched over a barbecue. Heavy with brisket, burnt ends, and beer, two friends and I decided to take the trip down to Arlington to see our first game of baseball. Earlier that day, we had toured AT&T
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Epic Deadline Day with 29 of the 30 teams making trades. Guess the party pooper?
Here is your five-minute review of the breathless 2022 MLB trade deadline. There is only one place to start and as the great Tim Kurkjian said “you can make a case this is the biggest trade in baseball history.” The
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Episode 281 – Cory Gearrin Joins the Show
Nine-year big leaguer across seven franchises, Cory Gearrin, joins John to talk about his storied career in the bigs and his re-birth as a baseball and mental health guru on Twitter. His path includes a journey through the minors with
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Episode 271 – 2022 AL West Preview
For the fourth of our 2022 MLB Previews, we focus on the AL West and are joined by: Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle on the Astros Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register on the Angels Steve Berman of
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30 BOLDish predictions: One for each MLB team
AL WEST Houston Astros Jeremy Pena debuts for the Astros and creates an unstoppable middle-infield pairing with Jose Altuve. Both players hit over .300, and there’s not a single banged trashcan to be heard. Los Angeles Angels Injuries disrupt Mike
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Hey, Big Spenders: What the free agent moves mean for the league
The off-season is usually a hotbed of free agency activity, and we should now be gearing up for the start of pre-season training. However, all of that continues to be on hold due to the ongoing lockout. Perhaps in anticipation
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Episode 218 – 2021 AL West Preview
In our penultimate season preview we’re over in the AL West, and again joined by an amazing group of experts to keep us on the straight and narrow. Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle on The Astros Fabian Ardaya of
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Episode 206 – Tony Barnette Joins the Show
Former Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Yakult Swallows pitcher Tony Barnette joins John in this fascinating podcast. Their wide ranging chat covers his career in pro baseball including the process of signing in Japan, transitioning to the bullpen, playing with
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Texas Rangers 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? 2019 was a frustrating season of inconsistency. Finishing third in the AL West seemed fair, despite a promising start to the 2019 campaign. The lack of a consistent third baseman following the retirement of club and
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