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The Rangers are going into baseball's free-agency period hoping to re-sign Marlon Byrd and could come out of it with Jermaine Dye instead.

Clint Hurdle plans to have a simple philosophy as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers , emphasizing a team-oriented approach and doing whatever it takes to score one more run than the opponent.

In the summer of 1988, Bobby Witt threw nine consecutive complete games after a brief exile to the minor leagues, prompting speculation as to what brand of exorcism took place in Oklahoma City and whether the rest of the staff should be on the next bus up I-35. Ferguson Jenkins, Hall of Famer, earned most of the credit for Witt's revival.

The Rangers refused to rule out the possibility of Milton Bradley coming back to Texas.

All four are scheduled to meet face-to-face on Monday with Rangers officials, including general manager Jon Daniels, assistant GM Thad Levine, manager Ron Washington and director of player personnel Scott Servais.

What the snark-infested news media just don't seem to understand. Mollie Ziegler Hemingway posted 10/26/2009 10:35AM W hen Texas Rangers outfielder - and recovering addict - Josh Hamilton fell off the wagon earlier this year, popular sports website Deadspin played it up with snark-infested commentary.

Star-Telegram Rangers All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton will headline a youth baseball camp Nov.

The Texas Rangers will emphasize situational hitting over slugging next season. That new approach will come from a new hitting coach, too.

As a unit, the Rangers outfield was beset by slumps and injuries . It would be easy to write it off as a subpar year for the club, but there were still some pretty solid contributions, like Marlon Byrd's career year, Cruz's 33 homers and late-season addition Julio Borbon's electrifying speed.

By JEFF WILSON The 2009 regular season is over, and baseball's postseason will again be played without the Texas Rangers.But the Rangers made some noise and were legitimate contenders into the final month of the season - perhaps a season sooner than had been expected.They did so with quality pitching and improved defense that helped overcome an ...

The first free agent decision the Rangers face in this very important winter should be the easiest.

Rangers star slugger Josh Hamilton has penciled a Corpus Christi visit into his schedule this month.

In hitting and contract negotiations, timing is everything. And for the first time in his 15-year tenure as the club's hitting instructor, Rudy Jaramillo's timing, just like his hitters, is off.

Those conspiracy theorists out there who believe the Texas Rangers are a cursed franchise might actually be onto something.

The ball soared in majestic flight from home plate halfway up the right-field seats at Angel Stadium on Monday night, caroming down one of the fan portals there with half a dozen fans in hot pursuit.

Not a big shock, in what has been a colossally disappointing year for Hamilton. 0 recs 22 comments Comments So... Whatever happened to Byrd after he pulled up lame at first base last night? Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base.

Right-hander Josh Beckett is ready to pitch again, a day after getting scratched from a start because of back spasms.

Rangers shut down Hamilton for season Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton, right, slaps hands with teammate Marlon Byrd after hitting a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning of the second game of their doubleheader in Arlington, Texas, September 1, 2009.

Josh Hamilton is back in the Texas Rangers lineup. His team's playoff hopes are all but gone now.

The last time Texas outfielder Marlon Byrd led his team in RBI for a season was in 2001, when he drove in 89 for Double A Reading.That could change this season, as Byrd is the unlikely RBI leader on a team that also includes Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz and Chris Davis.