...after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday...

...during a baseball game between the Yankees and Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 in...

...in Tampa, Fla. Rodriguez was acquired from the Texas Rangers. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

A mascot's blood, sweat and fur

Jim Caple takes in the blood, sweat and fur that is required to be an MLB mascot.

The dumbest idea in sports history

Having the MLB All-Star Game determine home-field advantage in the World Series is quite simply the dumbest idea in sports history.

Uni Cold Case: 1977 All-Star Game

Uni Watch tries to crack the case of the mystery man at the 1977 MLB All-Star Game.

Page 2 Power Rankings: Rain edition

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

...26, 2009: Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia #21 of the Texas Rangers at bat during the fourth inning of a...

...game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, Tuesday May 18, 2004, in Arlington, Texas. (AP...

...26, 1993: Outfielder Jose Canseco #33 of the Texas Rangers has the ball hit by Carlos Martinez of...

...Dotel (26) during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 1, 2009. (AP...

...May 1999: Pitcher Jeff Zimmerman #59 of the Texas Rangers winds back to throw the ball during the...

Rookie pitching sensation Jeff Zimmerman, of the Texas Rangers, pitches in the seventh inning of the All...

Former All-Star Zimmerman dreams again of majors

Former All-Star Jeff Zimmerman had a one-of-a-kind first trek to the majors. Now he's trying to get back.

Unfortunately, there are far too many memorial patches right now

Paul Lukas looks at the inspiring, and emotionally exhausting, use of memorial patches in 2009.