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GO RANGERS !!! 47-50  3rd in AL West - .485, 7.5 games behind LA Angels The Home Run Derby ... so it's been a while since I've written... and I just need y'all to know a few things... 1) I watched the Home Run Derby this year.  2) I enjoyed the head-to-head match up.  3) I do NOT like the time limit.  4) I found myself wanting the batter to hit fast, so he could get as many chances in, as opposed to oooing and awwwwing over each Home Run.  5) Because of the new rules, what Josh Hamilton did in 2008 will NEVER be done again. Maybe because it literally will never be done again, because no one is as Natural as he is ( especially with meatballs being tossed up ). Or, is it because these new rules will keep batters from enjoying each Home Run and just hitting for speed. Time will tell. But, for now, I will enjoy the youtube video of Hamilton hitting in Old Yankee Stadium.  Yankees vs. Rangers...  The Yankees are in town. Oh how I miss New York . Tonight is

GO RANGERS !!! 41-41  3rd in AL West - .500 The Rangers were on a spectacular win streak. Now they've lost 10 of their last 14 games. Not good.  Chi Chi, the pitcher I was so excited about has been sent back down to Triple A. ( There is a "farm system in baseball" - Majors, Triple-A (Round Rock Express) , Double-A (Frisco Rough Riders) , and lower Class-A, etc) .  Our bullpen ( where the pitchers hang-out, warm-up, etc ), got worked by the Angels. Pretty embarrassing. Especially since C.J. Wilson is beating us pretty good right now. ( C.J. used to pitch for the Rangers, seems like an interesting fella ). Good news... the All-Star break is coming up! Gives guys time to rest, take a mini-vacation and get their heads cleared before the second half of the season.  The Home Run Derby is on July 13th!! The best one is when Josh Hamilton hit 28 home runs in the last year of old Yankee Stadium .   ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week is University Week at The Ballp