Stories By Alex Plinck
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoCareer path similarities help create a bond between Rangers manager Chris Woodward and veteran Charlie Culberson
The MLB paths of Rangers manager Chris Woodward and veteran infielder Charlie Culberson seem similar, and their history goes back almost...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoTexas Rangers Fanatic Podcast Episode 26: Joey Gallo Double Power
This is the Joey Gallo x2 Podcast Episode. I talk about Joey being selected to the Home Run Derby and the...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoFans get their chance to welcome back former Rangers Nomar Mazara and Elvis Andrus this week
The current homestand features two Rangers who’ve influenced the organization in their tenure, Elvis Andrus and Nomar Mazara. Now Friday is...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoThe Rangers send their three “G’s” to the All-Star Game
An All-Star Game rule: every team has at least one representative. So the Rangers and their fans entered Sunday knowing at...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoSeventeen Years later, Rangers manager Chris Woodward reflects on his short role in Degrassi.
I doubt any Texas Rangers fan was watching Degrassi: The Next Generation on July 2, 2004, would imagine that the baseball...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoRangers in the field, why Texas is taking better strides defensively
Offense and pitching, the two qualities folks turn to when evaluating a team. Unfortunately, most overlook defense, and you’ll see players...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoJoey Gallo’s steamy end highlights the Rangers’ June Awards
Thursday’s afternoon contest against the Oakland Athletics will mark the halfway point of the 2021 season. While this month had...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoTexas Rangers Fanatic Podcast Episode 25: Back and Ready for the Midsummer Classic
Welcome back to the podcast. In the long awaited episode, I talk about how important this week is for the Rangers’...
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Texas Rangers
/ 3 years agoAre the Rangers piecing together a short-term rotation or one possibly for the long-term?
The Rangers pitching staff is an intriguing one. Aside from Kyle Gibson, the Texas ace, the rotation jumbles around with pitch...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoChris Woodward and Kyle Gibson reflect on NFL’s Carl Nassib’s decision to come out
Yesterday, history hit the sports world. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay. Nassib becomes the first...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoWhy is Rangers’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa underrated? He and his teammates make the case for him in the All Star Game
Isiah Kiner-Falefa isn’t shy about promoting himself, and he shouldn’t be. Isiah’s 2021 is becoming one of the better seasons among...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoIn the midst of Pride Month, Rangers players and coaches share their thoughts on the eventual possibility of an openly gay teammate in MLB
We wind down to the final week in June, along with the end of Pride Month. 23 MLB teams held or...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoThe Rangers late offensive surges on the road: Encouraging or frustrating?
Yes, we’ve honed in on the Texas Rangers road woes. Saturday’s 12-1 boot-kicking of the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a sixteen...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoWhy Dodgers won more vs. Rangers than just Friday’s Pride Night Game
When I heard that the Dodgers’ annual pride night occurred the same weekend the Rangers were in town, I knew I...
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Texas Rangers
/ 4 years agoWhy Willie Calhoun fits the mold for today’s leadoff hitter for the Rangers
Willie Calhoun is not your prototypical leadoff hitter or at least the old school definition of one. The game defined the...
