Slew Of Announcements: Newsletter Returning, Happy Hour Coming, McCarthy Joining Our Rotation

I’d like to be a father, really would. But when you can’t even get a date, fatherhood seems a little bit too far down the road to see. That’s why in my new role, I’m adopting contributors like they are orphans. Our family keeps growing! Today we’re adding a few more, but first let me just say that my newsletter will be returning to a website near you soon. We anticipate the first edition of the Rangers newsletter to go out sometime next week. The signup form  and D-tails on the website should be available in a day or two. In the meantime, you can email me questions here.

Also, wanted to announce our first event, which I’m calling “Happy Hour with the Hit Men.” We’ll be talking baseball, sampling appetizers and generally having a fine time with Michael Young, Ian Kinsler, Marlon Byrd and perhaps some other special guests at Pappadeaux on Oak Lawn in Dallas on May 11 from 5:30 to 7:30. There is no admission, just the hope you’ll join us for some appetizers and some dinner.  We’ll have a very casual mix-and-mingle event with some quick Q&A for the players. There will be some free goodies available at the restaurant and more made available here and in the HR pool. Not sure if the players will stick around for dinner afterward, but I will and I’ll be happy to talk baseball. Join us for ball talk, the sinfully delicious shrimp brochette (featuring all the major food groups: Shrimp, bacon, jalapenos and jack cheese) and some goofing around.

And now for our newest cast members:

• Young Mr. Brandon McCarthy will be joining us in an undefined role. Not sure if you would call him blogger, diarist or answer man. But Brandon will discuss the ups and downs and life of a young player. There won’t be any flatulence or alien talk, but hopefully some compelling insight into the baseball life of a young Rangers pitcher. McCarthy asks only one thing: He’s much better at answering essay questions than at writing his own essays, so he asks that if you’ve got topics you’d like him to address, send me an email and I’ll pass them on to him. In other words, you get to be his literary agent/editor. How cool is that?

• Dane Brugler, Frisco RoughRiders PR man, is also a closet NFL draft junkie with his own draft site. Over the next 10 days, he’ll provide you with some looks at the Cowboys needs, the possible draft destinations of local players and any other draft stuff he might want to throw out at you.

• Last, but definitely not least, Ryan Jones will be joining us as Intrepid Sports Marketing/Sports Content Intern. He’ll be blogging occasionally, providing some help in getting the word out about InsideCorner and also helping to keep me somewhat sane. That is no small job. Good thing he’s getting the big intern salary.

We are thrilled!