ben broussard Stories - Lone Star Ball
Friday morning things
Yeah, that was exciting. Richie Sexson apologized for throwing his helmet, but seems to have an unrealistic idea of Kason Gabbard's command: "I'm 6-8," Sexson said. "What are we talking about here? We're talking about a guy who can hit the corners at will and all of a sudden he's up around my...
Metcalf up, Broussard DFA'd
Evan Grant reports that the Rangers have designated Ben Broussard for assignment, and have called up Travis Metcalf to replace him.
Thursday morning stuff
Outstanding start by Vicente Padilla last night. Evan Grant says it the best start Padilla has had since coming to Texas, and once again, Padilla succeeded when relying on his fastball. I was surprised Padilla was lifted when he was. He was only at 91 pitches, appeared to still be blowing and...
New DMN newsletter up
Evan Grant has a new DMN newsletter up, with a lot of good stuff this week... The thing that really jumped out at me, though, was this item on Ben Broussard and Ron Washington: From the time the Rangers decided to deal Mark Teixeira last summer, Broussard was Ron Washington's choice as a...
Wednesday a.m. stuff
Sidney Ponson was pretty good last night. He even has a better ERA than Armando Galarraga...can you believe that? Ponson is the focus of Evan Grant's game story, although he does end up reminding us of how the Rangers were going to give Ponson (and Rich Aurilia) big bucks when it looked like the...
Saturday a.m. stuff
First three game winning streak of 2008 for the Rangers. At 12-18, they have the same record after 30 games as they did last season. And they are only one game back of the Mariners in the A.L. West. Evan Grant's game story talks about Josh Hamilton's incredible catch of Jack Cust's 7th inning...
Monday morning things
Frustrating games this past weekend. Two very solid starts from the starters on Saturday and Sunday, that ended up being wasted when the two most reliable guys in the bullpen blew up. Don't know what else can be said about it. Evan Grant's game report basically says, the bullpen blew the lead. ...
Grant on the lineup and Guardado
Grant has a blog entry up about the lineup, saying that Milton Bradley needed a day off to let his knee rest, and that the Rangers are considered about scoring runs against lefties, which is why the rest of the guys on the bench are on the bench. I'm reminded of this quote from March: "I don't...
Friday a.m. things
The Rangers are above .500 for the first time since September 23, 2006. It is remarkable how nice it feels to see this team above .500, if only for a day. Particularly after last year's bad start. The Rangers sweep a doubleheader, and the Mavs clinch a playoff spot...yesterday was definitely a...
Opening Day Lineup and Releases
T.R. Sullivan has posted the Rangers' Opening Day lineup. Nothing like seeing your first baseman hitting 9th...and we'll see how long Washington rolls with Broussard playing regularly against lefties... Also of note is Hank the Bank hitting cleanup. Sullivan also says that Jason Davis, Edgardo...
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