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  • RHP Ryan Glynn sent to AAA Oklahoma for a
    rehab start.

G125: Rangers lose to Yankees again, 10-9

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This is the kind of loss that makes you want to say “Oh, it’s not all that bad, we only lost by one, if we had that one extra hit, if we…” But we know better. This season is just bad, so this is the kind of thing that happens all the time. Our bullpen crashed yet again, and we lost the game late. Sigh.

G124: Rangers beat the Yankees, 5-4

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Man, did it look like Rick Helling was going to cruise to a no hitter. I haven’t seen him look so dominating in awhile, and he has been pitching pretty well lately. Unfortunately, he got done in by his old nemesis, the long ball. The Yankees led off with a double to start the game, but then Rick set down the next 17 in a row. However, NY scored three runs on two jacks in the 6th. They added another in the 7th, and Rick was pulled. I felt awful, as he really deserved the win, even though he didn’t get it (Crabtree did).
Our offense was in the first, when Denny Neagle pitched really wildly, and we were assisted by two errors, although all four runs in the first inning were earned. We batted around, and had the chance for more (we left two on). Still – I’ll take whatever we can get in the Bronx. Raffy put us back on top with a solo home run in the 8th – driving Neagle from the game.
From that point on, there wasn’t any more scoring, and John Wetteland had a moment of brilliance to get a save (his first in about a month).

Rangers sign Bill Haselman to extension

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BOSTON (TICKER) — Bill Haselman has done enough as a fill-in for injured star catcher Ivan Rodriguez to warrant a two-year contract extension.
The Rangers today agreed to terms on an extension with Haselman that will keep the veteran catcher in a Texas uniform through the 2002 season.
The deal also includes an option for a third season. No financial terms were disclosed.
Haselman, who would have been a free agent at the end of the season, is batting .267 with four homers and 19 RBI. He has been Texas’ primary catcher since Rodriguez suffered a season-ending fractured finger on July 24.
The 34-year-old Haselman was acquired from the Detroit Tigers in November, making this his third stint with the Rangers. He batted .273 with four homers and 14 RBI in 48 games for the Tigers during the 1999 campaign.
Haselman also has spent time with Seattle and Boston in nearly eight years in the major leagues. The Rangers made him the 23rd pick in the 1987 draft and re-acquired him in a 1997 trade with the Red Sox.
— Second Story —
BOSTON – The Rangers on Saturday signed catcher Bill Haselman to a two-year contract extension worth $1.6 million, saying his contributions to the team go well beyond what he does on the field. The Rangers also hold an option for 2003.
The Rangers consider Haselman, 34, one of the preeminent backup catchers in baseball because of his preparation and his rapport with pitchers. Haselman has been pressed into extra duty this year because of the season-ending broken thumb Ivan Rodriguez suffered last month. Haselman, who did not start Saturday, was hitting .267 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.
Because the Rangers’ backup usually plays so little, the team has had a hard time keeping one. The Rangers haven’t had the same backup for consecutive seasons since Dave Valle in 1995 and 1996.
“We have a unique situation at catcher because the backup usually gets to play so little,” Rangers manager Johnny Oates said. “Bill understands his role. Even when he’s not in the lineup, there are things he does to contribute to us winning games.”
Rangers general manager Doug Melvin, who said Haselman “does so much beyond his role,” also might have more on his agenda. Melvin said he might take a cue from the Oakland A’s and start talking about long-term contracts with younger players such as Gabe Kapler and Frank Catalanotto.

G123: Yankees get revenge on Sikorski, we lose 12-3

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Well, at the start of the game, Brian Sikorski looked like the same pitcher we had on the mound a few days ago in Arlington. Today in the Bronx, he was – for the start of the game, and that’s about it. He got bombed by the Bronx Bombers 12-3. It started out OK, and we even got off to a 1-0 lead (on a Raffy home run). However, the 2000 Rangers quickly reared their heads.
We committed two errors, allowed SIX unearned runs, and basically shot ourselves in the foot the entire game. I thought we had a chance at the start of the game, but that quickly went away. Actually, after the score got to 9-1, I had to stop listening, because this game was on during the day, and I was listening at work.
Good thing, as I didn’t miss anything.

G122: Rangers win on my birthday, 6-2

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Doug Davis started this game, and based on his performance in the last few starts of his, I was expecting another problem. Well, this time, we didn’t get a problem, we got a really well pitched game from Davis. He pitched the first complete game win of the season for a Rangers pitcher – we had two complete games from Rogers, but they were 8 inning losses.
A complete game win – Quite frankly, at the start of the game, that’s what I felt we’d get pitched against us. Not that I’m a big fan of Jeff Fassero, but I was feeling the curse of the former Ranger pitcher pitching against us. However, we finally broke through that in the fifth inning, and took a 6-1 lead.
Of the two runs that Boston did get, only one was earned, so the line will really help Davis’ ERA. I’m really hoping that Davis can build on this, and do some other good stuff between now and the end of the year.

G119: Rangers lose close one to Red Sox, 8-7

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Well, I thought this game was well in hand, but our 9th inning heart attack (John Wetteland) came in again. And again he blew a game. That’s too bad, because Rick Helling got robbed – he should have gotten a win in this game. Actually, it wasn’t totally Wetteland’s fault, either. Royce Clayton committed an error with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, giving the Red Sox another out, and a win (eventually).
I’m a bit busy in writing this, but I did notice that Bill Haselman got a nice round of applause when he came up to bad (he was a Red Sox catcher for 3 years 95-97).