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it's not unheard of to get 4 or 5 prospects for an ace pitcher or big time player. the rangers made a fantastic trade a couple of seasons ago that sent texiera to the braves, and they got 5 prospects. This is what general manager Jon Daniels astutely turned Teixeira into when he traded his soon-to-be-free agent-first baseman to Atlanta on July 31 two years ago: A starting shortstop in Elvis Andrus who is making a magnificent case for himself as the American League Rookie of the Year, and he's only 20 years old. A left-handed starting pitcher in Matt Harrison who, despite Monday’s awful start, won nine games as a rookie a year ago and just four starts ago threw a complete-game shutout against the White Sox. In other words, he’s not nearly as bad as he looked Monday. A young starting catcher in Jarrod Saltalamacchia who has 30-home run potential and is just beginning to blossom at age 24. A flame-throwing right-hander in Frisco named Neftali Feliz, who in late February was ranked 10th on Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list and regularly tickles 100 mph on the radar gun. Left-handed reliever Beau Jones, also at Frisco, who was a combined 9-1 in three stops in his first year of professional baseball. SO... If the Astros can pull the trigger on a deal like this for Roy O, they'd be crazy not to do it.

holy crap, that was amazing! that goes a long way to showing why i love college sports so much more than the pros

he's still a really solid pitcher, but he hasn't been as good the past couple of seasons. if they can trade him as an "ace", and get really good return for him, they might as well.

rough day for the rangers. they scored two in the 7th and two in the 8th to tie it at 4, but gave up a run in the 9th and lost. to make matters worse, the mariners blew a 6 run lead and lost 9-8 to the angels. the rangers still lead by 4 1/2 games, but they have the yanks and bosox this week. against the yanks they'll face burnett, petitte, and sabathia.

who won?

the view that i could see on the internet feed wasn't very good, but it looked like quite a few stuck it out.

Final! 3-2, Horns win in 25!!!!!!

oops, got rangers on the brain

if i heard correctly, the guy who got the hit is 1 for 11 in the game

Rangers break through in the 25th! Up 3-2, runner on 1st, 1 out.

Top 25th

thanks!

that's amazing pitching...

unbelievable! is this one on TV?

the rangers just thumped the A's 14-1, and the Angels lost 4-3 in 10 to Seattle. With their modest 3 game win streak, and the Angel's 2 game losing streak, the Rangers' lead has swelled to a very healthy 5 1/2 games. they still have the best record in the A.L. This has been a very important series for the Rangers, and they could really use another win tomorrow before they go play 3 in new york and then 3 in boston.

great season, and SO close to advancing.

Come on, BC!

they took both games tonight! 10 games over .500!!!

great job! i guess we won't hear from friendswoodfan until football season...

push a couple more across!

was he blowing kisses to the crowd on his way to 1st???

way to go! now close it out!!!

come on, nederland

a nice come from behind win for the rangers today in game one of a double header against the A's. two wins today would be really nice, especially if the halos lose.

As wrongheaded as that post is, it may just highlight the fundamental difference between our teams, our schools, and our communities. In the GT, we do not believe it is okay to be disrespectful just because you can "back it up." We teach the Teddy Roosevelt mantra: speak softly and carry a big stick. We don't teach our kids swing first, but we teach them to do their damnedest to swing last. Sonnier's performance lastnight exemplified what we teach our kids. When the Friendswood dugout taunted him after he was injured fouling a ball off his shin, he stepped quietly and confidently into the box and smashed the next pitch 374 feet off the rightfield wall to drive in the go-ahead run. You can keep your chest pounders and your kiss blowers. Sonnier is the kind of kid that makes us proud. Friendswood may be happy to raise a bunch of T.O.s, but here in the GT, we are looking to raise a bunch of Tom Bradys. Fitzpatrick may be your hero, but judging by his actions lastnight, he could never be ours. _____________________ By the way poster, what do you really know about Nederland's athletes? You do realize that of Nederland's 9 starters lastnight, 4 were Sophomores and only 2 were Seniors, right? You realize that Bellow, who K'd 13 of your batters, was also the starting quarterback on Nederland's playoff football team, right? And you do realize he is a Junior, right? well done.