A special thanks to Matt over at Bevo Sports for tipping me off to this story. Apparently Texas longhorns coach Mack Brown, along with Darrell Royal will be throwing out first pitches on opening day for the Rangers on April 3rd. This isn’t a huge suprise to me, as the Rangers have been doing a Texas Hero tradition for opening day first pitch for as long as I can remember. Here’s Matt’s full story.
In an exclusive interview earlier today on SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket, Texas Rangers’ owner Tom Hicks announced that on opening day the Texas Rangers will honor the 2005 National Champion Texas Longhorns, with Mack Brown and Darrell Royal throwing out the first pitches.
This comes on the heels of the Rangers going after Roger Clemens, a former Texas Longhorn himself. I wonder if this is just one more tactic in trying to lure the indecisive Roger Clemens to the Rangers?