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Husband, father, lawyer, baseball writer: http://newbergreport.substack.com & @DMagazine, SMU adjunct prof. Rangers fan since well before Roger Moret's catatonic trance.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 2d

The Cowboys' 2025 offense and defense are basically the opposite of the Rangers' 2025 offense and defense.

Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 2d

In this week's Hops: some interesting leftovers from this morning's Schumaker story, injury updates, where things stand with the draft, a bunch of farm and COFFEY notes (with a sobering statistic on the Rangers' video challenge reviews in 2025), and more.

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Sunday hops, 10-12-25.

A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 2d

Communication. Alignment. Preparation. Execution.

It's underway.

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CAPE’d crusader.

Skip Schumaker steps into a new proving ground.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 7d

Curtains.

A 2025 Texas Rangers requiem.

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A 2025 Texas Rangers requiem.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 15d

There will be a new manager in Texas in 2026.

He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history.

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Bruce Bochy: Mission accomplished.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 15d

Not following what you mean by "when they scored 5 they scored 10."

The Quantum Scribe ⚾️ 🇲🇽 🤘💖💜💙 @thequantumscribe.bsky.social · 16d

Doesn’t the Pythagorean record indicate offensively their runs came in clusters? Like when they scored 5 they scored 10. It’s inflated because of runs that didn’t win games?

Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 16d

In this week's Hops — free for all to read (no paywall this time) — Bochy's future, the clubhouse issue, the latest on the CBT line, the deGrom option for 2028, a busy week of minor-league honors, COFFEY, and more.

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Sunday hops, 9-28-25.

A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 17d

Robert Garcia eliminates the Astros from the playoffs in the most creative of ways.

Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 17d

My semi-annual re-ranking of the Rangers' top prospects.

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Re-ranking the Top 72 Rangers prospects: 2025 v.2.

We're actually taking this one to 100.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 18d

Jack Thomas Leiter.

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Game 160: Three Up, Three Down.

Jack Leiter, man.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 20d

The Rangers' first game mathematically out of things is marked by a handful of really good moments.

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Game 158: Three Up, Three Down.

The losing streak is over — as is a sparkling season from Jacob deGrom.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 21d

It's a long one — mainly because so many people had amazing things to share about how Scott Littlefield impacted the Rangers organization . . . and their lives. I couldn't bear to leave much of it out.

This one hurts.

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“He was 1 of 1.”

Gifted at scouting out separators, Scott Littlefield was a plus-plus connector.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 25d

In this week's (two-days-early) Hops: some decisions looming on the returns (or not) of a handful of key injured players leads things off this week, along with a bunch of farm system updates and the normal weekly features.

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Sunday hops, 9-21-25.

A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 27d

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Game 153: Three Up, Three Down.

Goodnight, 2025.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · 29d

A less than fun one.

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Game 151: Three Up, Three Down.

In the biggest game of the season, an expanded roster proves nonetheless to be compromised.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 14

Can't win 'em all.

I mean, I guess you can.

But they didn't.

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Game 150: Three Up, Three Down.

The baseball and football teams both force New York to overtime. The wrong one prevails.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 14

Before including all the customary weekly features, I might have gotten a little carried away at the top of this week's Hops. Forgive me.

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Sunday hops, 9-14-25.

A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 13

Chills.

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Fall Instructs, 2025: Day 3.

The day on which a Tiger changed his stripes.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 13

The game Jacob deGrom was paid for.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 12

Devin Fitz-Gerald is coming for you.

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Fall Instructs, 2025: Day 2.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 11

Day 1 at Instructs woke me up.

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Fall Instructs, 2025: Day 1.

The Rangers have turned dozens of teenagers pro in 2025. I pulled up a seat alongside the brand new path that four of them are charting together.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Michael Helman Game.

(After the other Michael Helman Game.)

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Game 146: Three Up, Three Down.

A tale of two fifths . . . and two-fifths.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 9

In which my D Magazine editor gives me an opportunity to walk back my 2025 Rangers disappointment.

Plus – who is untouchable?

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Langford, deGrom, and an Early Offseason Look Ahead: A Texas Rangers Conversation

StrongSide's editor and Rangers writer discuss what's on their checklist over the final weeks of the regular season, just how good they expect Wyatt Langford to be, and more.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 9

Few better baseball games all season.

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Game 145: Three Up, Three Down.

Hell, man. That really happened.

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Newberg Report @newbergreport.bsky.social · Sep 8

A quick lunchtime exercise in wishing not to have a perfectly pleasant dash of nostalgia screwed up.

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I used to love the Milwaukee Brewers. A lot.

I'd prefer keeping it that way.

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