Frisco Time Machine
The day was June 27, 2008. Tommy Hunter scattered three hits in six scoreless innings in a RoughRiders victory over Springfield. Hunter would get the call up to Triple-A a few days later. Ten days...
View ArticleSuccessful Trial Run
After a few games with the RoughRiders at the beginning of the season, outfielder Joey Butler got the call up to Triple-A Round Rock. During his 15 games with the Express, Butler was a consistent bat....
View ArticleThe Newest Ranger/RoughRider
Aaron Goldsmith and I just returned from Arlington after a fun day. It is official–Leonys Martin is a member of the Rangers organization. He was introduced to the media at noon today, prior to the...
View ArticleAlumni Update
There are hundreds of former RoughRiders, so this post will not include all of them. However, many more than the 24 men currently on the ‘Riders’ roster have donned the Frisco jersey this year. Let’s...
View ArticleAlumni Report
We checked in with some former RoughRiders a month ago, and since then the ‘Riders’ roster has changed. Let’s check in with some other former 2011 RoughRiders, including the likes of Leonys Martin and...
View ArticleMy Moniker Madness
Houston Summers. Will Startup. Dusty Napoleon. Rowdy Hardy. What do these four guys have in common? Well, they are the previous four winners of the Minors Moniker Madness, a 64-person tournament...
View ArticleHamburger, Profar Advance
ADDITION: Check out this video from the Round Rock Express promoting Mark Hamburger’s candidacy for the Moniker Madness title. _________________ Former RoughRider Mark Hamburger and highly-touted...
View ArticleOdor Advances; Hamburger, Profar Ousted
The second round of the Minors Moniker Madness was not kind to the Rangers’ farm system. Former RoughRider Mark Hamburger, who made it to the semifinals last season, lost to Fort Myers’ Shooter Hunt in...
View ArticleRoughRiders Roundtable Podcast, Episode #4
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN The latest episode of the RoughRiders Roundtable Podcast is now yours to listen to and download on iTunes. As always, a big thanks to our producer Ted Price, Jason Cole of...
View ArticleFabio a Free Agent
The Texas Rangers announced last night that the club will not tender a contract offer to RoughRiders’ reliever Fabio Castillo. The Rangers tendered contract offers to all other players on the roster....
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