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Texas Rangers Win Bidding War for Yu Darvish Negotiation Rights [VIDEO]

NewsTalk 1290 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:30:42 +0000

The Texas Rangers emerged as the winners in the bidding war that now allows them the chance to sign Japanese phenom pitcher, Yu Darvish. The bid came at a steep price, though, at a reported $51.7 mil

St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to Win World Series

NewsTalk 1290 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:31:04 +0000

Allen Craig hit a solo home run to provide the go-ahead run, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win the 2011 World Series four games to three in St. Louis on Friday night

George W. Bush Dodges Foul Ball At Texas Ranger Game [VIDEO]

Aaron Galloway — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:54:38 +0000

One of the most surreal moments of George W. Bush's presidency happened when a Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at him during a press conference.

Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face.

Those reflexes got another test during Monday night's baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox. Bush was sitting in a front row box when a foul ball headed in his direction. While he did flinch a little bit, the 43rd president basically maintained his cool (as opposed to some of the other folks who were in the box) and allowed the ball to bounce harmlessly in front of him.

Read on to see a video of Bush's latest dodge, and the infamous shoe incident.