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STORM CENTER: Deadline magic for Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers certainly made plenty of noise at the Major League Baseball trade deadline this year.
The Rangers agreed, in principle, to acquire starting pitcher Cole Hamels and reliever Jake Diekman from the Philadelphia Phillies.
The deal was expected to be formally announced by both clubs on Friday, before the deadline at 3 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
Hamels will be under contract with the Rangers through the 2018 season, and could possibly provide an effective 1-2 punch with Yu Darvish should Darvish be healthy in years to come.
He’s guaranteed at least $81 million, and there is a vesting option for 2019.
On July 25 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Hamels no-hit the Chicago Cubs, and provided a storybook ending for his time with the Phillies.
Hamels has a 6-7 record and 3.64 earned-run average, pitching for a bad Phillies team.
He’s expected to make his Rangers’ debut today at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
I really like this deal for both Texas and Philadelphia. Why?
Well, for the Rangers, they received a true innings eater and versatile pitcher. Hamels has pitched at least 200 innings in six of the past seven seasons.
Since 2010, the 31-year-old Hamels has 112 appearances of at least seven innings. That’s third among pitchers, behind the Seattle Mariners’ Felix Hernandez and Clayton Kershaw from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For Philadelphia, it receives one of the my favorite Texas high school pitchers in recent memory – former Rockwall-Heath star Jake Thomspon. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Cole Hamels was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Texas Rangers before Friday’s 3 p.m. Central Daylight Time trade deadline. Hamels is a top-of-the-line starting pitcher. (Courtesy photo from the Texas Rangers)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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