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Michael Young, AL Player Of The Week

Even though it was not a successful week for the Texas Rangers, who went 3-4 on the week, it was a career week for third baseman Michael Young. For the second time in his career Young won the AL Player of the Week award...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 201 reads 0 comments
Texas Rangers to Promote Chris Davis, Start Tomorrow in New York

Multiple reports have been coming out all day that the Texas Rangers are going to promote Triple-A first baseman Chris Davis...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 418 reads 4 comments
Josh Hamilton's Recent Hot Streak Could Spark Texas Rangers' Offense

In last week’s edition of Sports Illustrated, Josh Hamilton was on the colder side of a section labeled “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 79 reads 1 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 19 Review: Taking Control of Wild Card

This week for the Rangers started off with a much needed day off from playing. Though the Rangers struggled in Oakland, last week, they kept themselves in the hunt for both the AL West title and the Wild Card spot by winning the series in Anaheim...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 57 reads 0 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 18 Review: Wild Week Heats Up Wild Card Race

The Rangers came into this past week beginning a long, 10 game road trip that lead the Rangers to Oakland and Anaheim for seven of the games...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 108 reads 0 comments
Vicente Padilla: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodnight

The only difference between this departure and that of the Von Trapp children is that we the Texas Ranger fans are saying "Adieu, adieu, to you (Vicente)." The facts are that the Texas Rangers organization has designated Vicente Padilla for assignment...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 563 reads 7 comments
Neftali Feliz Torches in His Major League Debut

The Texas Rangers' arguable No. 1 prospect got the call to "The Show" on Sunday. He was in uniform but not activated for Sunday night's win over Seattle...

Written by Matthew Irby about 3 months ago 318 reads 15 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 17 Review: Pitching and Long Ball Lead to 5-2 Week

With another winning July (17-8) and a couple of days into August, the 2009 Texas Rangers find themselves right in the thick of a race for both the AL West Championship and the AL Wild Card...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
Texas Rangers Post-Trade Deadline Outlook: A Run at October

It's over, another hectic week of the trade deadline. Some teams made major moves, some minors, and yet many made noise but in the end have the same time they had a week ago...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 93 reads 10 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 16 Review: Winning Not Enough

This was supposed to be a week of excitement–Texas won five of the six games this week. That includes a three-game sweep of the mighty Boston Red Sox and then a series win in Kansas City...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 69 reads 2 comments
Texas Rangers Keep Winning Despite Injuries and Illnesses

Let's start this off with a bad-good-bad news sandwich. Bad News: Vicente Padilla was scratched from Wednesday start due to the flu and Matt Harrison is likely lost for the rest of the season with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 88 reads 1 comments
Texas Rangers' Rookie Tommy Hunter Strengthens Rotation

Many fans went into last nights second game of a three game series hosting the Boston Red Sox worried that this would be the game Texas would likely drop...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 232 reads 4 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 15 Review: Let's Take a Break

The honeymoon is over, literally and figuratively. Literally my honeymoon is over and now begins married life, thanks to all for helping out with the Rangers and be patience while I took a week off...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 38 reads 1 comments
Andruw Jones Powers Rangers Back into First

In the last two games the Rangers offense has posted eight runs in both games against the Angels. The offensive outburst has put the team back into first place with four games remaining before the All Star break...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 80 reads 1 comments
Welcome Back, Josh Hamilton

Guess who’s back, back again, Hambone’s back, tell a friend. Sorry, I started singing that Monday night when Josh returned to the lineup, so I had to use it. Now with that fun out of the way, let the real fun begin...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 74 reads 5 comments
Texas Rangers' Week Thirteen Review: Texas Heat Smolders Halos and Rays

The Texas Rangers came into the series hosting the Angels at the end of a terrible June. For the month, Texas had a losing record, the worst hitting, and worst on-base percentage. And worst of all they had lost their lead over the Angels...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 44 reads 4 comments
Hamilton Returns, Davis Demoted

According to multiple sources, the Texas Rangers will be activating Josh Hamilton from the disabled list today. Hamilton has been traveling with Triple-A Oklahoma City the past few days as he ...

Written by Matthew Irby about 4 months ago 244 reads 7 comments
Rangers Look To Shake Their June Bug

First off, I can give you stats saying that this was not that bad of a month, show you that the Rangers are only a half game out of first place, or convince you that you need not worry the bats will return...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 33 reads 3 comments
Texas Rangers' Week 12 Review: West Lead Gone, But Not Lost

OK, first things first. Yes the AL West lead is gone as the Angels have finally overtaken the Rangers. Being one and a half games behind the Halos is the first time the Rangers have been out of the lead since May 5...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 38 reads 2 comments
Rangers' Bullpen Could Soon Add El Duque and Feliz

On Wednesday the Texas Rangers’ front office made two separate moves in attempts to build up the team’s bullpen. Earlier in the month the Rangers signed former Major Leaguer Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez to a minor league contract.

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 25 reads 2 comments
Texas Rangers' Week Eleven Review: Offense Slumping, West Lead Shrinking

After their difficult two week stretch in which the Rangers played four potential playoff teams, it looked as though the team would get a little bit of a break against two middle of the road teams in Houston and San Francisco...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 66 reads 5 comments
Texas Rangers' Week Ten Review: Power Outage Leads To 2-4 Week

The Rangers went 3-3 on their roadtrip to the Northeast, the team came home hoping to continue that success against two more teams with legit chances at making the playoffs this season, the Toronto Blue Jays and the NL leading Los Angeles Dodgers...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 16 reads 0 comments
Rangers Look To Shore-Up the Pitching Staff By Signing "El Duque"

Many sources are confirming that the Texas Rangers have signed Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez to a minor league contract. El Duque has been out of baseball since he pitched in 2007 for the New York Mets...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 181 reads 0 comments
Texas Rangers Draft: Day One Review

In the past few years, the Texas Rangers organization has had either multiple first round selections or four to five selections in the first few rounds. This is directly related to the organization’s farm system gaining the No...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 1,102 reads 9 comments
Texas Rangers Have A Rough Monday

Sounds like someone has a case of the Mundays, but in this case the Rangers organization had a legit gripe. First the news came Monday morning that Josh Hamilton would have surgery this Tuesday morning to repair his abdominal tear...

Written by Matthew Irby about 5 months ago 12 reads 0 comments

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Matthew Irby Article Archive

Michael Young, AL Player Of The Week

Texas Rangers to Promote Chris Davis, Start Tomorrow in New York

Josh Hamilton's Recent Hot Streak Could Spark Texas Rangers' Offense

Texas Rangers' Week 19 Review: Taking Control of Wild Card

Texas Rangers' Week 18 Review: Wild Week Heats Up Wild Card Race

Vicente Padilla: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodnight

Neftali Feliz Torches in His Major League Debut

Texas Rangers' Week 17 Review: Pitching and Long Ball Lead to 5-2 Week

Texas Rangers Post-Trade Deadline Outlook: A Run at October

Texas Rangers' Week 16 Review: Winning Not Enough

Texas Rangers Keep Winning Despite Injuries and Illnesses

Texas Rangers' Rookie Tommy Hunter Strengthens Rotation

Texas Rangers' Week 15 Review: Let's Take a Break

Andruw Jones Powers Rangers Back into First

Welcome Back, Josh Hamilton

Texas Rangers' Week Thirteen Review: Texas Heat Smolders Halos and Rays

Hamilton Returns, Davis Demoted

Rangers Look To Shake Their June Bug

Texas Rangers' Week 12 Review: West Lead Gone, But Not Lost

Rangers' Bullpen Could Soon Add El Duque and Feliz

Texas Rangers' Week Eleven Review: Offense Slumping, West Lead Shrinking

Texas Rangers' Week Ten Review: Power Outage Leads To 2-4 Week

Rangers Look To Shore-Up the Pitching Staff By Signing "El Duque"

Texas Rangers Draft: Day One Review

Texas Rangers Have A Rough Monday

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