http://www.rangersnation.com Texas Rangers MLB Blog with Rangers news, commentary and general opinion on the Texas Rangers Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:34:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several teams show interest in Smoltz — 4:27 p.m. The Cardinals, Dodgers, Mets and Mariners are among the teams that have expressed preliminary interest in free-agent right-hander John Smoltz, according to a major-league source. Smoltz, 42, is open to starting or relieving, and some teams have inquired about him as a closer, ... http://www.rangersnation.com/Texas-Rangers/rangers-interested-in-smoltz/ Season in seven words: "More like the Spurs than the Cowboys." ... Hero: Pitching coach Mike Maddux. Scott "Who?" Feldman and Kevin "Him?" Millwood combined for 30 wins and plenty of innings, plus nearly every pitcher in the bullpen pitched like nobody was watching ... Loserhead: There are many things about ... http://www.rangersnation.com/Texas-Rangers/rangers-end-of-year-thoughts/ I'm glad to see that he seems to have gotten his life back together and is fulfilling the worlds of potential that everyone saw in him back in 1999 when he was the #1 overall pick in the draft.  He had a great rookie season with Cincinnati in '07 and ... http://www.rangersnation.com/Texas-Rangers/hamilton/