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Rangers Owner Slams Yankees Fans, Then Apologizes
Prototypical Rangers fans: 43 and 41 (AP) Before his team lost the World Series yesterday, Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg bitched about Yankees fans during the ALCS, telling KESN, "I thought Yankee fans, frankly, were awful. They were either violent or apathetic, neither of which is good. So I thought Yankee fans were by far the worst of any I’ve seen in the postseason. I thought they were an embarrassment. " Then, later in the day, Greenberg decided to take it back, issuing an apolo...

B&C; Show Blog & Audio: Yankees Fans, Oh Yeah
Before his team lost in Game 5 of the World Series to the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg made some comments about his experience at Yankee Stadium during the ALCS.  He referred to the fans in The Bronx as awful and violent, among other things and Craig (Yankee fans like myself) took offense.  He suspects that Greenberg’s comments may have been an attempt to deter Cliff Lee from signing with the Bombers, by casting them in a bad light, but Craigie took i...

What To Say To Sound Smart When You Talk About The World Series Final Edition
What is this? Given the appreciation for NPR's Mike Pesca's advice on how to talk about the Series last week. He decided not to leave us in the lurch and give us at least something to say at the water-cooler today. Players of the San Francisco Giants celebrate their World Series title after beating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Game 5 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 1, 2010. The San Francisco Giants Win the Series! The San FRANSISCO Giants win the Series! That’s neve...

GIANTS ON TOP AT LAST
since 1954. Lincecum was the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 5. ARLINGTON, Tex. — The Giants bolted New York for San Francisco 53 long years ago, back when the Red Sox were cursed, the White Sox were, too, and a Florida Marlin was a fish, not an athlete wearing teal and black. Their fans have shivered through frigid June evenings and wept over October heartbreak, those soul-crushing years of 1962 and 1989 and 2002, watching as seemingly everyone else has sipped celebratory Champagne. Now i...

New York Yankees finish 2 days of meetings, prepare for Cliff Lee chase
FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 17, 2010, New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi stands by the batting cage during an American League Championship Series Baseball Workout at Yankee Stadium in New York. Girardi and the New York Yankees have agreed on the outline of a $9 million, three-year contract for the Manager, according to a Baseball official familiar with the negotiations. Although the agreement is not complete, the sides "are dotting the 'i's and crossing the t's,' the person said Thu...

New York Yankees finish 2 days of meetings, prepare for Cliff Lee chase
FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 17, 2010, New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi stands by the batting cage during an American League Championship Series Baseball Workout at Yankee Stadium in New York. Girardi and the New York Yankees have agreed on the outline of a $9 million, three-year contract for the Manager, according to a Baseball official familiar with the negotiations. Although the agreement is not complete, the sides "are dotting the 'i's and crossing the t's,' the person said Thu...

Giants Win
Today my shriveled, Old Giants Fan cortex is suffused with happy thoughts for this young, freshly crowned World Championship edition of my old nine, which beat up on the Texas Rangers in the now concluded Series, winning four out of five games, and allowing them but a single run (and a single base-runner past second) over their last twenty-one innings. Two of the young, homegrown Giants starters, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner, didn’t allow a run, and the third, the eccentric and delightf...

Rangers CEO criticizes Yankees fans
The CEO of the Texas Rangers called New York Yankees fans "violent," "apathetic" and "an embarrassment" for their behavior during the American League Championship Series in an interview on Monday with ESPN Radio in Dallas. Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg bashes Yankees fans on The Ben & Skin Show. Responding to a question about Rangers fans' demeanor during the postseason, Chuck Greenberg digressed into a critique of Yankees fans which included an unflattering characterization. "I think our fans ...

New York Yankees News, Scores, Stats, Schedule
The champagne on the Giants' uniforms is still wet, but it's never too early to look at what the 2011 MLB season will look like. The Rangers fell just short with Cliff Lee leading their rotation, but will he be in Texas when next season begins? He could be a Yankee, but will Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera? Lots of questions, and Dan Graziano and Steve Phillips supply the answers on FanHouse TV. Casual observers of Baseball who have experienced the Texas Rangers via broadcasts of their Playoff ga...

Hot Topic: November 2
Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg called out Yankees fans Monday, calling them “awful” and chiding their “violent” behavior. Craigie suspects that Greenberg is angling to retain Cliff Lee by casting New York in a bad light. The ‘Yankee Ripper’ has since apologized. The Vikings waived Randy Moss on Monday… so now what? Do the Giants or Jets make a play for the pouty receiver? No doubt Moss would be a great edition to any team — if he feels like pl...

Rangers Owner Rips Yankees Fans, MLB Forces Apology
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg has apologized to Hal Steinbrenner for remarks he made about Yankees fans during a Radio Interview. WFAN’s Jon Heyman reports that Major League Baseball told Greenberg to apologize to the Yankees. “I thought Yankee fans, frankly, were awful. They were either violent or apathetic, neither of which is good,” Greenberg said Monday on KESN in Dallas. “So I thought Yankee fans were by far the worst of any I’ve s...

Rangers' CEO blasts Yankees fans, then apologizes
First it was Cliff Lee's wife taking aim at Yankees fans. Monday, it was Rangers CEO and managing partner Chuck Greenberg who blasted the fan base - and then apologized to Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine. newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now. Mets Mets GM Alderson's first 30 days on the job. . . Jets Jets draw blank vs. Packers and in explai...

San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers - Recap - November 01, 2010 - ESPN
Were you at the game? Did you attend another game recently? Check in with ESPN Passport for iPhone, or check in online to archive your memories, photos, and your personal win-loss record. "For us to win for our fans, it's never been done there, and with all those great teams," Bochy said. Bonds spent 15 years wearing the black and orange. "There is no city that deserves this championship more," Bonds said in a statement. "I grew up watching my dad and godfather as Giants, lived out my dream play...

San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers - Recap - November 01, 2010 - ESPN
Were you at the game? Did you attend another game recently? Check in with ESPN Passport for iPhone, or check in online to archive your memories, photos, and your personal win-loss record. "For us to win for our fans, it's never been done there, and with all those great teams," Bochy said. Bonds spent 15 years wearing the black and orange. "There is no city that deserves this championship more," Bonds said in a statement. "I grew up watching my dad and godfather as Giants, lived out my dream play...

How very sweet it is for Edgar Renteria
Giants top Rangers, 3-1, to win their first World Series title since 1954. Tags: MLB, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers Giants top Rangers, 3-1, to win their first World Series title since 1954. Tags: MLB, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers Tim Lincecum on Game 5 win and World Series title. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Edgar Renteria's career began on the Fields of Barranquilla, Colombia more than 20 years ago. But the way it will likely end, as the World Series MVP, is because of a meeting in Chicago...

Rangers Owner Chuck Greenberg Rips Yankees Fans, Guarantees Game 7
Casual observers of Baseball who have experienced the Texas Rangers via broadcasts of their Playoff games are likely under the impression that Nolan Ryan is the owner of the team. Despite the constant shots of him during games, he's merely team president and part of an ownership group. Chuck Greenberg seems hellbent on getting people to remember there's more to the team than just Ryan. The Rangers' managing general partner and COO appeared on the Ben and Skin Show on KESN radio in Dallas Monday...

Giants can ease pain of past shortcomings
ARLINGTON -- The Giants are on the verge of winning their first World Series title since 1954, and never have they been closer in their San Francisco era than they are right now. Their 3-1 lead over Texas heading into Game 5 on Monday night at Rangers Ballpark gives them three chances to win it all. Never have the Giants had that opportunity. Not in 1962, not in 1989 and not even in 2002, when they were on the precipice and lost. The Giants just have to get over the hurdle of Cliff Lee as they...

Giants on top of the world
(11-01) 04:00 PDT ARLINGTON , -- Texas - The Giants serenaded their thirsty fans with the perfect anthem before the first pitch of the 2010 World Series. The song they piped through AT&T; Park was U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." The search lasted more than half a century and seemed so futile at times. Finally, the team and its long-pained fans have found what they were looking for. For the first time since the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958, they are the champions of ...

Giants fans line up for World Series gear
San Francisco — David Johnson can recite the heartbreak he's experienced as a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan: Willie Mccovey's line out with two outs and two on in Game 7 of the 1962 World Series, the Giants' meltdown in game six of the 2002 World Series when they led 5-0 and appeared poised to win the championship. So the Pinole resident said he and his family will brave the crowds and shut down their printing business to be on hand Wednesday as the team celebrates its first World S...

World Series doubleheader : Former Presidents Bush throw out ceremonial first pitch
Former Presidents George Bush, right, watches his son, George W. Bush throw the Ceremonial First Pitch for Game 4 of Baseball's World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP) ARLINGTON, Texas — Game 4 of the World Series had a presidential doubleheader. The father-and-son team of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush threw out the Ceremonial First Pitch Sunday night in what Major League Baseball s...

Giants win the Series! Giants win the Series!
ARLINGTON -- Go ahead, say it. It's no longer mere fantasy or sheer folly to do so. World Series champion San Francisco Giants. It's a phrase never heard before, made possible by a rare mix of Veteran rejects and budding stars. The Giants made franchise history Monday night with a 3-1 triumph in Game 5 of the World Series, ignoring their underdog status to capture the 106th Fall Classic, four games to one. A proven yet unlikely hero combined with the team's most recognizable star to elevate San ...

Despite loss, Rangers raise hopes
AFP Reaching the first World Series in their half-century history has lifted the bar for the long-suffering Texas Rangers, even though they came away losers. The San Francisco Giants captured their first crown in 56 years on Monday with a 3-1 triumph over the Rangers that gave them a 4-1 victory in Major League Baseball's best-of-seven final. But for a Rangers team that had not won a Playoff Series until three weeks ago, advancing to Baseball's biggest stage was an achievement that made them ...

Rangers Raise Bar But Fall Short In World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After Michael Young went around the Texas Rangers’ clubhouse hugging teammates, he stood at his locker wearing a World Series shirt — and a determined look. “We fell short,” Young said. “But we’ve raised the bar. And every guy that said something talked about holding the trophy next year.” The clubhouse doors remained closed for an extended time following the 3-1 Loss in Game 5 of the World Series on Monday night that gave t...

Home Sweet Home: Rangers' bats break out in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Moreland might not even be in the majors had the Texas Rangers not traded for Cliff Lee. Now the rookie first baseman is one of the big bats in a Texas lineup that finally showed some life in the World Series. Moreland hit a three-run homer, Josh Hamilton added a solo shot and the Rangers won their first World Series home game, beating San Francisco 4-2 on Saturday night to cut their Deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Both left-handed hitters connected ...

No Yankees, No Phillies: Fewer World Series Viewers for Fox
Probably among the fans cheering the loudest for the New York Yankees as they battled the Texas Rangers in the American League Championship Series, were executives from News Corp. (NWS), the parent of Fox Sports, which has exclusive rights to broadcast the World Series through 2013. Not only were The Bronx Bombers the media giant's hometown team but without their presence, Ratings for the Fall Classic would likely suffer, which is exactly what happened. Many fans skipped the contest between th...