Ranger Baseball Cards (Part 21)

It was announced this week that the Chicago Rangers and Tony Bosma have agreed to part ways for the upcoming 2011 CMBA Season. Bosma, the oft-injured infielder, decided it was in his best interests to pursue other baseball related opportunities in the Chicago metro area. Each of Bosma's two seasons with the club ended in injury. His 2009 campaign ended with a torn calf muscle in the third to last game of the season and his 2010 return ended after the fifth game of the season due to a golf related knee injury. In his two seasons while hitting .352, Tony compiled 19 hits; including 3 Doubles, 1 Triple, and 1 Home Run. Although Tony was a respectable player, his most notable achievement came off the field when he and skipper Eric "Emo" Morrissey, polished off a case of beer before a Ranger fantasy football draft. A native of the great state of Ohio, Bosma attended Akron University. The Rangers wish Tony luck in the future and hope that his chronic injuries will relent and allow him to have success on the diamond in the coming years.

Ranger Baseball Cards (Part 20)

Danny Garcia was everything that you could ever want in a Ranger. He was an exceptional teammate, always helping other players with their fundamentals. He had a great attitude with an infectious personality that rubbed off on his teammates, and was always willing to lend a hand, especially when it came to raking the field! He was such a great teammate, he even voluntarily gave his starting spot to a fellow Ranger in a playoff game versus the Hounds. Danny was certainly a great humanitarian and his solid presence and personality will be missed!


Danny in fact is a great baseball talent. He was the second Ranger ever to come to the team after having Tommy John Surgery. Primarily a pitcher before his injury, Danny played a very solid shortstop, but as you know, the Rangers can never hold onto a shortstop for more than a few years. In 2011 , his only year with the club, Danny hit .327 with a .463 On-Base-Percentage and threw 5 1/3 Scoreless innings, Winning 1 Game and Saving 2. Danny will return to Southern University this season and the Rangers wish him well.

Ranger Baseball Card Double-Shot

.....and the TWINS!!! No, unfortunately not that kind of twins. Keston and Kelvin McCabe were original Rangers in 2002 but soon split apart. Kelvin played for the Rangers in 2003 and Keston, after a year absence, rejoined the team in 2004. One oddity about the twins is that one batted Right-Handed and one batted Left-Handed. Which one did what is a fact that is not really remembered. The first ever Home-Run hit in Ranger history was hit by Kelvin at Taft High School and Keston hit 2 Home runs in that inaugural season. The McCabe's also were fantastic drinkers and still can occasionally be seen at the longtime Ranger sponsor Gio's on Damen. Best known for partying with Estonians, they brought their Estonian Entourage to one of Scary Swary's Chungoween Parties. When the Rangers went to see the Parent Club defeat the White Sox at Comiskey Park in 2002 for Elvis Night, Kelvin dressed up as Elvis and forever will be known as "Kelvis". One McCabe is a personal trainer and the other is a lawyer, which is which is unknown at this time.