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Confession: One of my duties the last few years has been to act as an auctioneer at our high school fundraiser. Occasionally, despite my best efforts to ignore her histrionics, the wife jumps in. The way she explains it, it's for the good of the school because it drives up bidding. Sure, I tell her. I get it. But what if we win? Just wondering if any Ranger asks the same question these days. They set off for the winter meetings at Disney World with the best of intentions, not to mention my blessings. They were going to try to bring back Cliff Lee. It wouldn't be easy or even likely, but they would try, God bless 'em.
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The decision, frankly, smacked a little of desperation. The kind of thing a struggling, 14-19 team would do to try to kick-start itself, or send itself a message. Calling all Angels, as it were -- here in only the second week of... more »
Josh Hamilton is the best jock kingdom story ever around here. All things considered, Josh Hamilton is also the most complex story ever around here, which is also why he's the best story ever. We watched one-game history this... more »
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