Reports are coming out that the Texas Rangers have hired Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward to manage the club. Woodward has been with the Dodgers for the last three years. He also played in the major leagues for close to 12 years. He was an infielder for the Blue Jays, Mets, Braves, Yankees, Phillies, Brewers and Red Sox. Woodward …
Reports are coming out that the Rangers will interview Stubby Clapp for the open mangers position. QUIT LAUGHING!!!!!! That is a real name and he his a real good candidate. In fact, he is a name I know from almost 20 years ago and will always remember. If you want my opinion in a nutshell……. he is legit!! Clapp is …
Apparently the Rangers have interviewed Eric Chavez for the job in Texas. He was seen on campus according to Evan Grant. But the Rangers never confirmed why he was there. Chavez played over 15 years in the big leagues with the A’s , Yankees and Diamondbacks. He was thought to be the front runner for the Angels job. He was …
Word is starting to come out that the Rangers are probably going to wait until the end of the World Series before announcing a new manager. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News said Daniels was reluctant to interfere with the World Series by making a major announcement regarding their manager search. There is also speculation that maybe there are …
There is not a lot of news coming out of Arlington at the moment. But things around baseball are starting to happen that could affect the Rangers going forward. When I say things, I don’t just mean in the manager search. Other things happening could be huge for the Rangers going into free agency. (Do I have your attention yet?) …
Things have quieted down at Ballpark Way in the last couple of days. Jon Daniels has narrowed his search for a new manager down and some interesting names have started to emerge. I have been on record that I was a fan of former Ranger assistant GM Jayce Tingler along with Astros bench coach Joe Espada. Both are up and coming names …
The Rangers are set to announce the hiring of Shiraz Rehman as assistant GM. He held that position with the Cubs. Yesterday the Cubs hired Anthony Iapoce as hitting coach and I pondered what that move might indicate. Normally the hiring of Rehman would be an under the radar move. But the assistant GM for the Rangers this year was Jayce …
Rangers hitting coach Anthony Iapoce has been hired by the Chicago Cubs. As the Rangers continue their managerial search, the coaching staff is being poached. Iapoce came to Texas from the Cubs and now goes back to Chicago after they let Chili Davis go. Iapoce has mixed reviews from anyone who follows the Rangers. But it is hard to argue …
For just the third time in Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels tenure, he will be hiring full-time manager. For us die-hard fans, shouldn’t we have our opinion of who he should hire? Yes? Great! Here is my choice from the recliner. Emotions can sometimes cause a person to make a move that really isn’t what is best for the team. I …
Every team has it’s up and down years. But teams who constantly contend, have more than great major league talent. Currency is the most important thing needed by any organization. Currency: (from Middle English: curraunt, “in circulation”, from Latin: currens, -entis), in the most specific use of the word, refers to money in any form when in actual use or …
