vs
Game Date:
08/25/2017
10:05pm EST
Lines:
Texas +1.5
Oakland -1.5
Total:
Over
9.5 (-105)
Under 9.5 (-115)
Community Picks: Texas Rangers 0% vs Oakland Athletics 0%
Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics Thread
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The Texas Rangers and Globe Life announced that the Rangers new ballpark, which will open in 2020, will carry the same name as their current ballpark: Globe Life Field. The naming rights deal has been extended through 2048 and will bring the Rangers $11 million a year. It seems more likely that naming rights deals render corporate names somewhat generic, diluting it in the public’s mind as it becomes the name of a building and not a company that sells stuff. Continue to Article
August 24, 2017 12:30:pm EST
Boog Powell, meet Boog Powell. The name's the same, and they're both known for playing baseball. It's a bit early, however, to start comparing their home run swings. Former Baltimore slugger Boog Powell met with Oakland Athletics leadoff hitter Boog Powell at the popular "Boog's BBQ" stand beyond the right-field wall at Camden Yards before the O's hosted the A's on Tuesday night. They're not related, but they knew plenty about each other before they met. "Every time I play somewhere I'd hear it from the stands," the younger Powell said. "He said he's heard about me, too. He gets asked if I am his grandson." The elder Powell hit 339 home runs in the big leagues. The other guy has one — a drive Continue to Article
August 22, 2017 7:18:pm EST
It's beyond crowded in Major League Baseball's American League wild-card race, with eight teams bunched up like flowers in an overflowing vase. The Los Angeles Angels were the most recent club to make some noise, winning nine of 11 to slip into the second spot. Continue to Article
August 22, 2017 3:14:am EST
Major League Baseball is having conversations with the players' association over possible changes designed to speed the pace of play, and Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he hopes to reach an agreement instead of implementing any measures unilaterally. Manfred said the Bruce Sherman-led ownership group trying to purchase the Miami Marlins has presented the league with a financial structure that would work for finalizing the deal, and he expressed confidence that a major league franchise can be successful in the market. Speaking at the conclusion of the owners meetings, he also expressed surprise with veteran umpire Joe West's reaction to his suspension for his comments about Texas Rangers Continue to Article
August 17, 2017 4:11:pm EST
(Reuters) - The World Umpires Association has hit out at Major League Baseball after umpire Joe West was reportedly suspended for three games due to comments he made about Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre.
The 64-year-old's comments Continue to Article
August 09, 2017 1:28:am EST
