The one with Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins

Welcome to SportsDay Rangers!

Long-time Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers beat writer Evan Grant has teamed up with Rangers senior advisor and team historian John Blake for a new podcast. Our two hosts bring nearly 70 years of combined experience covering the Rangers to the pod.

With the Winter Meetings approaching, John and Evan prepare to break down the Rangers needs heading to Orlando. There are a lot. But wait, what’s this about John and turnips? Yeah, he’s a big turnip guy, it turns out. Evan takes a moment to wistfully look back at the contributions of the quartet of Marcus Semien, Adolis García, Jonah Heim and Josh Sborz to the World Championship team.

Then Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins joins the guys to talk about his time with the Rangers and owning Reggie Jackson. Fergie is also going to be a coach at the Rangers upcoming Fantasy Camp and he tells stories of previous camps, while even shares his about getting buzzed by a member of the Big Red Machine.

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Finally, John and Evan reminisce about the good old days, when they’d break into annual screaming matches at the winter meetings. Where has tradition gone in baseball?

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