MLB Roundup: Oswalt meets with Rangers officials (Yahoo! Sports)

Lunch went well for Roy Oswalt and the Texas Rangers in a Monday face-to-face meeting, according to an ESPN.com report. Oswalt, his wife, Nicole, and agent, Bob Garber, met Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and CEO and president Nolan Ryan.

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Rangers talking to Washington about new contract (AP)

While there have been no negotiations yet with free-agent ace Cliff Lee, the American League champion Texas Rangers will talk Thursday with manager Ron Washington about a new contract. Nolan Ryan, the team's president and part-owner, said he expects "no issues" in getting new deals done for Washington, whose contract expires this year, and general manager Jon Daniels, who has one...

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All in: Rangers finally reach first World Series (AP)

The Texas Rangers did a victory lap, sharing the moment with their frenzied fans. They sprayed each other with ginger ale on the field to involve the AL championship series MVP in the celebration, and doused their manager with the contents of a water cooler. Fireworks and confetti filled the Texas sky.

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Ryan watches his Rangers reach World Series (AP)

Chalk up another win for Nolan Ryan, the biggest of his second career in baseball. The Hall of Fame fireballer-turned-owner watched from the front row as the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Friday night to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history, then got to join a celebration like few others in the Lone Star State.

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Shout outs for shutouts: Pitchers rule postseason (AP)

No wonder Nolan Ryan grabbed a ball and headed to the mound. That's the place for any ace right now. With pitchers ruling these playoffs, Matt Cain turned in the latest gem. He combined with a couple of Giants relievers to blank Philadelphia 3-0 Tuesday in the NL championship series. That made it six shutouts -- a half-dozen, count 'em!

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A-Rod, Yankees rally in 8th, beat Texas in ALCS (The Canadian Press)

ARLINGTON, Texas - Nolan Ryan hollered from the front row, manager Ron Washington pumped his fist in the dugout and C.J. Wilson kept in control on the mound.

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Nolan Ryan made unhappy by Rangers collapse against Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)

The body language of Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan in this screen cap says it all. Ryan, sitting next to his...

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Rangers saddled up Lee and went on a ride (Yahoo! Sports)

Nolan Ryan referred to the left-hander as the Rangers’ “lead horse,” and now Lee must lead them through N.Y.

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Selig glad Rangers have stability, great ownership (AP)

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the AL West champion Texas Rangers have what the franchise deserves, with stability and a great ownership group. Selig's visit to Rangers Ballpark on Wednesday came seven weeks after owners approved the sale of the team to a group headed by team president Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg.

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