Colby, Neftali, and Michael.

So the Rangers won 6-1 yesterday to take the series from the Astros. Obviously the offense showed up finally but Colby Lewis was the star of the game to be sure. Colby started the game and went 8+ innings. He was lifted after he allowed a lead-off home…

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Nice 4-1 win in Houston last night to start the 2012 Silver Boot Series. Of course it’s probably the final Silver Boot Series with the Astros moving the American League West next season.Good to see the offense pick up and help Neftali Feliz out. About …

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Fergie Jenkins 1977 Burger Chef Disc – Front & Back We’re going back to the 1970′s this time.  1977 to be exact! I had never seen these cards before until this one of Fergie Jenkins came across Ebay.  I quickly … Continue reading →

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Looks like the guys are on track for a win in Houston tonight barring an Astros rally. Since the game is still in progress though I don’t want to jinx it by commenting. Instead we’ll take a look at one of the Top 50 Strange Moments in Rangers history.C…

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Extra innings loss this afternoon in Arlington. A’s split the series and Mike Adams takes the L. Ends a seven game home stand at 3-4. Hopefully the guys can get it back on track against Houston. Might be a good time for another installment from T.R. Su…

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Doing a rare no scan post today. Got busy before work and now I’m trying to get this posted on my dinner break. Due to the Rangers anemic offense and a couple of poor throws by Colby Lewis the Royals came out on top last night. Not much else to discuss…

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His bat is headed to Cooperstown, his baseball cards are headed upward.

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Kind of frustrating last night listening to the ballgame. After playing the Angels hard, the Rangers couldn’t score more than one run against the Royals. On top of that, a rare Adrian Beltre error led to two unearned runs to give Scott Feldman the unde…

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With the series tied at one game apiece, Texas sent Neftali Feliz to the hill last night against the Angels in Arlington. Feliz lasted six innings and gave up two earned runs while striking out five Halos. Not a bad start but several pitchers have foun…

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Posting Josh Hamilton’s 1987 Topps Mini card from this year’s Topps set tonight. Texas lost today but Hamilton’s home run torrent is continuing as he launched another bomb in the loss.That gives Josh nine homers in his last six games. Incredible. That’…

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Fergie Jenkins 2002 Topps 50th Anniversary – Numbered To 30,000 Way before Topps realized that less was indeed more, they issued a set in 2002 that paid homage to their 50th Anniversary in the sports card business. And each of … Continue reading →

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I am a big fan of turn back the clock nights at stadiums. In fact when the A’s and Pirates wore retro uniforms, it was not only one of the coolest games of the 2010 but also THE best local broadcast I ever saw.Today the Texas Rangers turned back the cl…

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Well, Texas split the double header yesterday in Baltimore. The Rangers and Orioles ended up playing the twin bill to makeup for the rain out on Wednesday. I got to listen to the Rangers take game two. I missed game one due to work.Apparently I missed …

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There isn’t much to be said about Josh Hamilton’s Tuesday night performance other than that it was simply a thing of beauty.Josh, shown here on card 274 of the 2009 Allen and Ginter set, went 5-for-5 against the Orioles. That in and of itself is notewo…

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1976 Topps Traded: The Missing Cards – #235T Bert Blyleven

Seems like a lot of guys in this custom set were big stars, doesn’t it? I count at least four future Hall of Famers and lots of guys at the tops of their respective careers.

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Extremely busy day today. Going to have to leave you with this pre-scheduled installment from T.R. Sullivan’s list of the Top 50 Bizarre Moments in Rangers history. Today we see two involving managers and one a sportswriter.Number 24. Help for Oats – T…

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By now you’ve heard of Josh Hamilton’s exploits against the Orioles last night.  He became the 16th player in Major League history to hit four homeruns in a game.  His 18 total bases set an American League record.  I was sleepi…

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Josh Hamilton became only the sixteenth player in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game. Babe Ruth never did it; neither did Hank Aaron, Alex Rodriguez, or Barry Bonds. Hamilton joins Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Ed Delahanty, Chuck Klein, Willie Mays, and Mike Schmidt, and ten other non-Hall of Famers, including [...]

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Josh Hamilton became the 16th player to hit 4 homers in one game.Yeah, the Orioles lost the game but there is a bigger loser tonight.You know somewhere in the world there was someone who forgot to put Hamilton in their starting line up for their fantas…

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Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton hit four home runs against the Orioles Tuesday night in Baltimore, tying the record for the most longballs hit in a single game, which was shared by only 15 other players in MLB history.

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Listening to last night’s game and one thing really stood out. The Rangers were fortunate not to have to face Oriole’s reliever Chris Davis, shown here on card 188 of the 2009 Allen and Ginter set.Davis came on in the bottom of the 16th inning against …

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Another loss last night. Time for a trip down to the farm.Cristobal Colon, shown here on card 3 of the 1990 Star Charlotte Rangers set, was signed by the Rangers in October of 1986. Coming from Venezuela it was hoped that he would be a shortstop in the…

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So here we are in early May.It is still early in the season and a lot can happen. But a whole month has transpired in the 2012 campaign and some interesting developments have occurred that should make some dormant teams wake up.The Angels? One month in…

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Apparently somebody responded to my post last night and located Derek Holland. Dutch turned in a nice 7.1 inning performance in Cleveland and allowed just two runs, only one of them earned. The second Indian run scored on a Mike Napoli passed ball.Unfo…

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There’s a price for imperfection.

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Wow. Seems like this past week every Rangers starter except Yu Darvish has gone missing in action. Tonight was Colby Lewis’ turn to lose as the Rangers skid hit three games in a row.If you happen to see Derek Holland, shown here on 2009 Topps Heritage …

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Well, the voting is open for the Texas Rangers 40th Anniversary All-Time Team. All you have to do is go here and you can vote from a list of selected players for each position. The position players were placed on the ballot due to being among the team’…

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Fergie Jenkins 2004 Donruss Studio ‘Heroes Of The Hall – Die Cut You don’t see too many die-cut baseball cards any more. And this one will be my first for my Fergie Jenkins player collection. The card is from the … Continue reading →

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My First Time – Alfonso Soriano – September 14, 1999 The Setting – Skydome.  Toronto, Canada. From Soriano – ‘I was so shy and scared – these were the Yankees.  As soon as I got to the clubhouse I just … Continue reading →

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It’s one of those days. A 1988 Score day. Look at card number 452 in the set and you know what I mean. Nothing against Dale Mohorcic but there’s just not a lot of inspiration there. More blah than ha.That’s pretty much the way the day has gone. Feeling…

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Normally if a Rangers pitcher had just won his fourth victory of the season before the end of April and had improved with just about every start, I would post his card. Unfortunately I have no cards of Yu Darvish. So, in spite of his nine strikeouts in…

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Ok, not a whole lot positive to talk about from last night. The Rangers lost. Ron Washington got ejected on his 60th birthday, and Derek Holland continues to struggle. Sounds like a good time to move along in the 1990 Star Charlotte Rangers team set.Pi…

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Ugly loss last night. The four runs that the Devil Rays were able to plate in the first inning pretty much sealed the deal. It was good to see the Rangers fight back but it was still a loss. Time to take a quick peek back to 1963. John Schaive didn’t p…

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Night off last night. Time to take another look at one of the Top 50 lists. Number 21 on T.R. Sullivan’s list of the 50 Best Seasons in Rangers history is Ken Hill’s 1996 performance. T.R. says, “For one brief, shining moment, Hill was a number one sta…

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Fergie Jenkins 1983 O-Pee-Chee – Base & Super Veterans I’m not sure that I can categorize this as ‘Bulking Up’, but I can definitely say that I have knocked out two needs with one stone on this one… I recently … Continue reading →

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