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>>BTW, I think the manager got the message, Oates resigned to-day.
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>Really? Wow, I'm getting my Ranger news from Georgia! *grin*

And I got it via Connecticut (espn.com).:-)

>As much as a like Oates, it may be time for a change. However, you have to have pitchers to put on the field. Except for rare exceptions, we have not had pitchers to put on the field, all the way back to the 70's. The Rangers always have thrown bats at the problem. The manager does not do the hiring...

Yeppers, that's usually the case. In "Hotlanta", however, time may have finally caught up with the Braves. The pitching hasn't been too bad, but no "bats".