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	<title>The Ranger Reporter</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Rangers Trade For Reliever Dustin Nippert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rangers traded minor leaguer pitcher Jose Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks for 26-year-old reliever Dustin Nippert. Nippert is a big boy at 6&#8242;8 and weighing in at 225 lbs. and has a hard fastball, but struggled this spring, posting an 0-2 mark with a 14.40 ERA in eight appearances. He gave up 24 hits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching Controversy Over</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As spring play comes to an end, managers have to make tough decisions. This was one of them. Ranger&#8217;s Manager Ron Washington made a decision for who is going to be the starting catcher for the 2008 season. After much debate, starting catcher from last season Gerald Laird beat out 22-year-old Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ponson and Ramirez Assigned To Minor League Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pitchers Sidney Ponson and Elizardo Ramirez were assigned to Minor League Camp on Saturday. Ponson started his second game this spring, but left the game in the top of the fourth with a mild right ankle sprain. He finished the game pitching three innings with three hits but no earned runs, strikeouts, or walks. Ponson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pitching Crew Takes Another Step Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eddie Guardado had one of the more unfortunate outings when he pitched against the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Although the Rangers beat the Cubs 5-4, Eddie came in the fifth inning and pitched to four hitters giving up two hits, two earned runs, one home run, and his first blown save this spring. To go along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rangers Sign Sidney Ponson And Doug Mathis</title>
		<link>http://www.ranger-reporter.com/rangers-sign-sidney-ponson-and-doug-mathis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a small minor league deal but the Rangers have signed pitcher Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract and an invitation to join the team at camp in Arizona on Monday. Ponson is a 31 year-old right-hander that had a disappointing seven starts for Minnesota last year going 2-5 with a 6.93 ERA. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Start Of Spring Training Play</title>
		<link>http://www.ranger-reporter.com/the-start-of-spring-training-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rangers improved their spring training record to 4-1  today when they beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 in 10 innings. So far they have played the Kansas City Royals (three times), Los Angeles Angels, and the Giants where the only team they lost to was the Angels last friday with a score of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need For D</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the Rangers&#8217; pitching was terrible last season and yes, offensively they put together the fewest runs by a Rangers&#8217; team in a decade. But despite that, Manager Ron Washington now believes the main priority for spring training is defense. 
I obviously understand why Washington is concerned with the fielding because the statistics show how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rangers Lose John Rheinecker For 3-4 Months</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet again, another injury occurs for the beleaguered Texas Rangers pitching staff. According to the Dallas News, John Rheinecker will undergo shoulder surgery that will be to alleviate symptoms of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, in which a rib bone is pinching a nerve and creates swelling and pain. Although last season the 28 year old lefty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ian Kinsler Agrees On A New Five-Year Contract With The Rangers</title>
		<link>http://www.ranger-reporter.com/ian-kinsler-agrees-on-a-new-five-year-contract-with-the-texas-rangers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Rangers finally got Ian Kinsler the deal he wanted. On Tuesday, they locked up the promising second baseman to a five-year, $22 million contract extension. The deal also includes a sixth-year club option worth $10 million. If the Rangers decline the option, Kinsler would get a $500,000 buyout. The 25 year old noted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle for the Starting Catcher Spot</title>
		<link>http://www.ranger-reporter.com/the-battle-for-the-starting-catcher-spot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two-year vet. Gerald Laird and the upcoming Jarrod Saltalamacchia are currently battling for the starting catcher spot. Laird started most of last season and was strong defensively, although he hit just .224 letting Saltalamacchia, one of Atlanta&#8217;s top prospects (before he was traded to the Rangers), have a chance to take the spot. The loser [...]]]></description>
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