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This Diamond needs polishing

By john • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: frisco roughriders, minor leagues, texas league, texas rangers, thomas diamond

Thomas Diamond has returned to pitching for the Frisco RoughRiders after missing all of the 2007 season due to Tommy John surgery but the results have not been what the 25-year-old or the Texas Rangers had hoped.
The team knew Diamond would need some time recovering from the surgery but thus far his results in the [...]


Frisco cliches first half title in rout

By john • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: frisco roughriders, minor leagues, texas league

The Frisco RoughRiders needed a win or a loss by the San Antonio Missions to clinch the first half divisional title for the South in the Texas League.
They didn’t leave anything to chance and dismanteled the Corpus Christi Hooks 15-0.
It was a joint effort for the team who is up by six games in the [...]


Roughriders blast Ekstrom and Missions

By john • May 1st, 2008 • Category: ben harrison, elvis andrus, emerson frostad, frisco roughriders, john bannister, michael ekstrom, san antonio missions

Pardon the delay in this writing, things have been more then hectic around here of late.
Michael Ekstrom again had a bad outing. The 24-year-old right hander from Portland Oregon lasted just three innings against Frisco Tuesday night surrendering six runs on eight hits.
Ekstrom got off to a bad start immediately allowing a hit to [...]