Comments on: From the Rangers Clubhouse: Sickly Silence and Dejected Acceptance of Losing AL West

By: leftybp

leftybp — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:39:04 +0000

Glad to have you back Evan, now if we could just get Valentine back to manage, we might have a winner…. wash would make a good 3rd base coach

By: B. Money

B. Money — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:01:13 +0000

We live for one more day. . . until the Rangers lose again or the Red Sox win again, we’re still in this. It might happen tonight. It might happen tomorrow. It might go to the final day. Keep watching!

By: Doug in DC

Doug in DC — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:04 +0000

I suppose we will never get the inside scoop on how and why the DMN made the mistake to part ways with Evan, or what miracle occured to make them come to their senses. I’m glad that the DMN is correcting its horrible mistake and am grateful to D Magazine and Inside Corner for helping us not lose his talents in what was an exciting Rangers season. Congratulations Evan on negotiating a return. Perhaps the DMN Sports section can now finally reverse its precipitous slide in quality. . .

By: Pecos

Pecos — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:56:09 +0000

Well Evan, I followed you here. I’ll follow you back.

I thought I left DMN for good when you and Hindman moved, but I guess I am back for another round. (And that’s no disrespect to Durrett – I like him too and wish him well at the 4 Letter)

Recommendations: Kill Captcha and bring back Hindman.

I’ve enjoyed Inside Corner enough that I’ll definitely stick around – as long as you hire a GREAT baseball guy for the upcoming Rangers season!

By: JustSaying

JustSaying — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:38:34 +0000

hunter didn’t mince words and he’s right on target……..but overall it was a successful year on the field for the rangers but an embarassing failure in the ownership/management side of the house…..we have a lot of great building blocks but we have to have stability with the ownership to make the final step to the playoffs……way too much drama from this owner/gm to “create a champion”……….and built for fun needs to go in the trash can……focus on young and hungry youth movement…..that is what is going to generate excitement………

By: tallfan

tallfan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:33:25 +0000

i know a coach who says, “with the right players, when they’re young, losing is a big step toward winning.”

i think the rangers found a number of those players this season.

i think hunter’s after game quote was absolutely perfect.

i’m ready for ’10.

By: Longhorn Matt

Longhorn Matt — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:31:22 +0000

While many “experts” picked the Rangers to finish last in the AL west, I had higher expectations than that. While I had high hopes that the Rangers could make the postseason, I did not really think that with one week to go, the Rangers would still officially be in contention for a spot in the postseason. Despite the disappointment of the last few weeks, it has been a great season. If the Rangers can continue to build on their improvement in pitching and can turn around this offensive funk, next year could be great. One thing is for certain, I cannot wait until April 5!

By: Ansel

Ansel — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:22 +0000

It was hoped that this would be a 500 year – never expected more in the beginning. Take heart guys, you delivered far more than we bargained for and we all know that the foundation is the strongest its ever been. The only thing bugging me is that we have to wait months for Spring training to roll around, but when it does we’ll all be right here waiting to cheer you on and looking forward to better times ahead.

By: Samson

Samson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:58:05 +0000

Maybe, when the season is over, you can get Michael Young to elaborate on his comment that, “we need to get better.” I would love to know what he thinks should be done in the off-season. Knowing Michael, it will take a real effort to get him to speak his mind, and will probably just say everyone needs to reach their potential. But that would be a worthy interview if you can get him into specifics.

By: Da Blade

Da Blade — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:31:30 +0000

All good things must come to an end. It’s great to see this team make strides this year. It doesn’t feel like 2004, which felt like a fluke year at the time (and was). The AL East may be the beast right now, but mark my words – within 2 years, the AL West will be the best!

Evan, best of luck and thanks for introducing me to this blog. I follow a lot of sports blogs and I agree with your previous assertion – us fans should benefit from the increased media competition in this market. I’m already looking forward to spring training, and I haven’t made that statement since probably 2000.