Wins.
Half of their hits came in the ninth.
And three of their four runs.
It was the Rangers’ fifth win when trailing as the ninth inning started.
That leads the Major Leagues.
So does their 34 comeback victories.
Which accounts for more than half of the win total (66) that paces the American League by three, and is less only than the Cubs.
More than half.
Incredible . . . but maybe less so than scoring nearly half the game’s runs in the top of the ninth last night, a ballgame as well as the latest statement in a season befitting of Jeff Banister’s and this team’s hashtagged mantra.
Awesome.
The present lineup of auction and raffle prizes for Newberg Report Night (Day) this Sunday, August 14 at Globe Life Park:
* Autographed Pudge Rodriguez baseball
* Autographed Michael Young baseball
* Autographed Bob Feller baseball
* Autographed Cole Hamels baseball
* Autographed Juan Gonzalez bat
* Autographed Jurickson Profar bat
* Lunch or dinner with Brad Sham at Cane Rosso (up to 12 people)
* In-game visit to Rangers radio broadcast and game tickets, visit to BP, and dinner in press box (up to 4 people)
* Pregame meet-up with Jeff Banister for four, including game tickets and one signed Banister bobblehead
* Behind-the-scenes home game experience with Rangers field reporter Emily Jones, including game tickets, dinner in press box and TV booth visit (up to 4 people)
* Behind-the-scenes Ballpark experience with Rangers pre-/postgame TV host Dana Larson (up to 4 people)
* RoughRiders experience package: includes Lazy River party for 25, including ceremonial first pitch, pregame BP viewing, 10 RoughRiders baseballs, and 10 RoughRiders mini-bats (available in 2017 or mutually convenient date for 2016)
* Studio sit-in with Ben and Skin (105.3 The Fan), followed by dinner at Shooter’s (up to 4 people)
* Studio sit-in with BAD Radio (Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket), including lunch catered by Cane Rosso (up to 4 people)
* Studio sit-in with Norm Hitzges & Donovan Lewis (Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket), including pre-show prep session and station tour (up to 4 people)
* Studio sit-in and station tour with the Hardline (Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket) (up to 6 people)
* In-studio dinner and game-watching with Diamond Talk hosts Sean Bass and Ty Walker (Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket) (up to 4 people)
* Autographed Darvish jersey, with custom framing
* Dallas Wings team-signed basketball plus four game tickets
* Framed Michael Young piece, with piece of game-used ball
* Framed Ian Kinsler piece, with piece of game-used ball
* Four seats in Section 23 for August 25 Rangers game
* Framed Josh Hamilton piece, with facsimile signature
* Game-used seat back with image of Nolan Ryan, President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush
* Extra-life-size Limited Edition Power Ranger (six feet tall), brand new from creator
* The two “Grubes” seats in front row behind home plate, plus pregame buffet for two, for future game
* Four “Grubes” seats in rows 2 and 3 for future game
* Lunch with Grubes
* Lunch for four from Rudy’s BBQ during on-site Dunham & Miller (Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket) remote on August 31
* Newberg Report Bound Editions from the two Rangers World Series seasons
* Two tickets 11 rows directly behind home plate for that day’s Rangers game
* Gift cards to Rudy’s BBQ (four separate winners)
If you have anything you’d like to donate to the event to be raffled or auctioned off to raise money for the Dallas Police Department foundation and the Felomina family, please let me know as soon as possible.
I’m asked this every year — you have to be present to bid on auction items and participate in the raffle. It’s a benefit of signing up to attend. If you won’t be at the event but wish to support the Felomina family or Assist the Officer, please email me and I will let you know how you can go about doing that.
The sponsors for this year’s Newberg Report Night (Day) event are:
🔹Paranoid Fan (www.paranoidfan.com @paranoidfan)
🔹Frisco RoughRiders
🔹The Vested Group (www.thevested.com @thevestedgroup)
🔹Donna & David Gamble of SFMG Wealth Advisors
🔹Craig & Brooke Couch of Couch & Russell Financial Group
🔹The Law Office of Greg Jackson, PLLC
🔹Mark & Barbara Maness
🔹Cary DeLong, Tonya Britton, & Meaghan DeLong
There’s only one way to win a two-game series.
And you’ve gotta start by scoring more than the other guys in Game One, as improbable as that might have seemed.
Let’s go, A.J. Griffin.


