The ball was hit foul. A.J. Pierzynski thought he had a play, but alas, he missed it. At least he got to visit with George W. Bush, albeit for just a second. The Chicago White Sox catcher tried to make the play in the sixth inning Monday night against the Texas Rangers, but he was [...]

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The mess gets thicker within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. On Thursday, Jamie McCourt asked a judge to order the immediate sale of the team, saying that current owner Frank McCourt (her ex-husband) has mismanaged the club since he fired her as CEO. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon set a June 22 date to hear [...]

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Michael Young is an immensely talented but but very unhappy member of the Texas Rangers.  He may or may not return next year. This 3-year-old has his heart broken with the news that Young could possibly play for another team next year.  Hard to watch. Curse your cold, black heart, Michael Young! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6-ks_UP988 Related articles [...]

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Vladimir Guerrero has found a new home.  The free agent slugger has signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles. The deal will not be finalized until Guerrero passes a physical. Vlad will get $8 million out of the signing. Guerrero, 36, hit .300 with 29 home runs and 115 RBI for the Texas Rangers [...]

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Roberto Alomar, a 12-time All-Star second baseman, and Bert Blyleven, a right-handed pitcher who won 287 games, have been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced on Wednesday. The duo will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2011, along with ex-GM Pat Gillick, sportswriter Bill Conlin, and veteran Montreal [...]

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said on Wednesday that he has hatched a plan to personally finance a college football playoff system in order to eliminate the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings. “The more I think about it, the more sense it makes as opposed to buying a baseball team,” Cuban said. “You can do [...]

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The Cliff Lee lottery is over and the prized pitcher has rejoined the Philadelphia Phillies, brushing aside offers from both the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. Lee helped guide the Rangers to the World Series this year and was pursued aggressively by the Yankees. Instead, Lee chose to return to the club where spent [...]

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The San Francisco Giants have done it. With his three-run homer in the top of the 7th inning, Edgar Renteria pushed the San Francisco Giants to their first World Series title since 1954. This is the team’s first world championship since it relocated to California, having reached baseball’s Big Dance four times. The Giants won [...]

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While the ALCS was unfolding at Yankee Stadium, Kristen Lee, wife of Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee, was reportedly pretty unhappy with the way Yankees fans treated her. Kristen sat in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium and was allegedly harassed by several Yankee fans. Rumor has it the fans taunted her, tossed cups [...]

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The Texas Rangers have done it.  On Friday night, they defeated the New York Yankees to clinch their first pennant and advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. Fireworks and confetti filled the sky and a flag declaring that the Rangers were the new AL champions was raised high above [...]

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During last night’s Texas Rangers game against the Cleveland Indians, a fan fell 30 feet from the upper deck trying to catch a foul ball. No video of the actual fall has surfaced, but you can see the reaction of the umpire and players in the video below, which pretty much says it all. Word [...]

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Ron Washington, manager of the Texas Rangers, tested positive for cocaine in 2009 and got nine months of counseling for violating Major League Baseball’s substance abuse policy, according to a report released this afternoon. Even though non-players with clubhouse access are randomly tested annually, Washington, 57, was subjected to increased testing following his positive result [...]

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