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Texas Rangers radio. Thoughts are my own. I once lost a match in a chess tournament to a 5th grader who was wearing a “Hello Kitty” sweater. Yeah.

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Matt Hicks
5 years
@tithenai @amaditalks “Mozzarella garlic bread...I’m eating mozzarella garlic bread”
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Thanks Rex...we can all use more of this right now...
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Just want everyone to know that I’m starting to feel better and can concentrate on something other than my health. R now, listening to @JaredSandler and David Murphy calling tonight’s Rangers game at Oakland. I can’t say “thank you” enough to everyone for all the well-wishes, 1/
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Matt Hicks
6 months
Just an amazing day today and incredible last 48 hours! Thanks to everyone who came out to the parade and to so many who expressed their joy/elation over the World Series. And a special thanks to all for your kind words regarding our broadcasts. We appreciate each and every one!
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Matt Hicks
7 months
Only other time García struck out 4 times in a game this season? Sept 3rd vs Minnesota. In his 5th at-bat that afternoon, García clubbed a walkoff HR to give the Rangers a 6-5 win.
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Adolis García was 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts before sealing Game 6 with a 9th-inning grand slam. @adnansvirk , @Plakata & @mikelowell25 take a closer look at that pivotal AB. @Rangers | #GoAndTakeIt
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Matt Hicks
9 months
Getting the band back together. Eric returns to lead us and we are thankful and grateful for his presence. And many thanks to Mike Peasley, Chris Blake, Zack Wolchuk, John Rhadigan and Mike Bacsik for their diligence and quality work all year long. Great guys all!!
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Matt Hicks
1 year
No caption needed. Rangers vs Braves…our coverage begins now, on @1053thefan and the Rangers Radio Network.
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Thanks again to everyone for all the well-wishes, prayers and warm sentiments during my time away. Your expressions and outreach were and continue to be immensely helpful. I look forward to joining @nadeler and @JaredSandler on tonight’s broadcast. #Grateful
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Matt Hicks
5 years
Family found this earlier tonight. And yes, it’s some very early pbp. It doesn’t get more 70s than this @Super70sSports !
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Matt Hicks
6 months
Was going through some stuff just now and found this. Took a screenshot back on January 25th. While it was just one outlet’s opinion, it was an entertaining presentation of the prevailing “wisdom” just ahead of spring training. A reminder - no one knows anything in baseball.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
Friends across the miles. Great to see these two share a moment before this series gets under way. #Rangers #Mariners
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1 year
@Super70sSports “Something About You” - Level 42
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Matt Hicks
7 months
Rangers capture the ALWC series over Tampa Bay two games to none. Next up, Charm City. Let’s Go!
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Matt Hicks
2 years
Quality. Stands the test of time.
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Rex Chapman🏇🏼
2 years
27-years ago today TLC released their second studio album “CrazySexyCool” (“Creep” - 1994) …
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Matt Hicks
7 months
Man, the outpouring of love, support and congratulations last night and today has been overwhelming! Thanks to everyone who has reached out… @nadeler and @JaredSandler and I truly appreciate y’all. Shout out to @PeasRadio and @Ken_Mendez and so many others who have worked… 1/x
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Matt Hicks
3 years
What the ever-loving hell is an “opposing perspective” of the Holocaust?
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Matt Hicks
3 years
“I’d like to have your cattention, please.”
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Cat class...
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Matt Hicks
1 year
Day 1. Let’s do this. Thank you @Rangers fans for your love and support.
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Matt Hicks
7 months
A dream for sure. And it’s real. Let’s do this!
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Jared Sandler
7 months
Eric, Matt, and I are clocking in for World Series duty! Is this a dream? So grateful! Now let’s get four more wins! #GoAndTakeIt
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Matt Hicks
9 years
Man. Thx to everyone for all the kind words & comments. Don't want it to end. Great season. Again, many thanks to all you fans & followers!
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Matt Hicks
5 years
What a day. What a park. So fortunate to be a small part of this wonderful organization. Thanks to all of our faithful listeners...we appreciate all of you so very much! #FarewellGLP
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Matt Hicks
2 years
That’s a wrap. Thanks to all you wonderful listeners…we appreciate you so much! Love you all!!
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Matt Hicks
1 year
@Super70sSports Oh, duh… here’s another nomination for “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour
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Matt Hicks
7 months
Yesssss! Welcome to this place!!!
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Creed
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Let's go Rangers, let's go! #NeedForCreed
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Matt Hicks
7 years
Foul ball that hit the back of @nadeler 's chair and wedged between the chair and his back. It's dangerous up here!
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Choo’s bunt single today and his all-out effort to reach first was a genuine twinkling star moment. A pro’s pro and real class act. Wishing Choo the best in whatever the future holds.
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Matt Hicks
4 years
...prayers and messages of love and support. It has all been so very appreciated, and I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring. Pls continue to listen to Jared and David and show them your love. I hope to be back as soon as I’m healthy and cleared. Thanks again, love you all! 2/2
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Matt Hicks
2 years
Walk into store. Get cart. Cart is like butter, smooth roll. I remark “this cart is awesome!” My wife immediately says “you are just like that Progressive commercial!”
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Matt Hicks
7 months
We see you Arlington Fire & Rescue!! Thanks for your support!
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Matt Hicks
8 years
Tough way to end the year, but this club gave us all a great ride. Thanks to our listeners & your feedback all season. Much love to all!
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Given our current situation, seems like a good time to remind everyone about a book that should be required reading. Thanks to @RadioFreeTom for writing a book so precise for our times (and unfortunately desperately needed). Please be smart and stay safe.
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Matt Hicks
1 year
Heartwarming to see the love and support for Eric this morning following his announcement. Thanks to everyone who has expressed concern and understanding for Eric. We all look forward to his return when he is ready.
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Matt Hicks
9 years
Odor is batting .429 this trip with 7 of his 12 hits for extra bases. Over the last 15 gms, Rougned has 4 dbls, 4 trps & 3 HRs. #Rangers
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Matt Hicks
8 years
Remembering our visit to Pearl Harbor in December. Poignant. Thanks to all veterans, past & present, in the fight against tyranny.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Meant to tweet this before the game but my old self struggled with the whole multi-tasking thing. Series with the Rays continues tomorrow night and Wednesday afternoon.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Hit the nail on the head. Bed time came immediately after Cosell’s highlight package. If your team was featured (not all were), it was the icing on the cake.
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Howard Cosell narrating Halftime Highlights was the best part of the week every football season. It also meant bedtime for most of us.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
How about this color above? #BaseballSkies
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Matt Hicks
4 years
2020 here we come! Baseball reimagined. Rockies vs Rangers, Opening Night tonight from Globe Life Field. @nadeler , @JaredSandler and yours truly with @ankhaw93 at the helm. Coverage gets underway at 6:30 tonight on @1053thefan and the Rangers Radio Network.
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Matt Hicks
7 months
Watching Stars. Wife: “Knights? They don’t look like Knights. They look like nuggets. The Golden Nuggets. Like the hotel.” Me: “What should a Knight look like?” Wife: “They should wear silver. They’re in yellow. I’m calling them the Nuggets.” Go Stars!
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Nunez gonna need some ice after this one. #WorldSeries
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Matt Hicks
3 years
Just wanna point out that since Jared posted this, the Rangers are undefeated. 👊
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Jared Sandler
3 years
Really proud to be a part of this team. Running it back for 2021 with @nadeler and @radiohicksie .
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Matt Hicks
3 years
Words don’t fully convey how much we appreciate Rangers’ fans and our devoted listeners. Thank you for including us on the ride. And here are some pics to add to the words.
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Legit.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Rollin’ into today’s pre-game show like... Our coverage begins tonight at 6:30 on @1053thefan and the Rangers Radio Network. Jared & Jake chat it up on The Warmup Show round about 6:50ish.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
Thanks #Rangers fans and all our listeners throughout the season. You make it all worthwhile. We'll see you next spring!
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Matt Hicks
7 years
If you have to turn the air conditioning on in your car on Christmas Eve...youuu might live in Texas. Merry Christmas y'all!
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Matt Hicks
6 years
With 2018 in the rear view mirror...thanks to each and every one of you Rangers’ fans for listening to us and for your support. We are forever grateful!
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Always nice to come home to a warm greeting after a long road trip. Son: “Where did you get that shirt - from the 70s? Mom...look at Dad’s shirt! Wife: “You’re kidding, right? The guys make you wear that shirt? You didn’t actually pay money for that, did you?! Ahh...I’m home.
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Matt Hicks
2 years
We are devastated. In shock. Sending love and the warmest condolences to Ted’s family and good friends. Ted was the best. He cared deeply about the quality of his work and the people that he loved. Gone way too soon. May he rest in peace.
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John Blake
2 years
The Texas Rangers send their thoughts and prayers to the family of the team’s radio network engineer Ted Nichols-Payne, who passed away suddenly on Sunday afternoon at the age of 56. He was the the primary radio engineer of Rangers broadcasts for most of the last 30 years.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
When Colon retired Springer leading off the bottom of the 7th, he had retired 27 consecutive batters, including the final 8 Angels he faced last Tuesday. All told, before he walked Correa to start the 8th, Colon retired 29 straight batters over two games. #BigSexy
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Thanks to everyone for the kind comments last night. We love our listeners very much! This afternoon, us radio guys took a tour of the new park. Here are a few glimpses. One aspect that I learned on the tour...the big video board in RF hangs directly over right field!
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Matt Hicks
6 years
On off days, when I check the time and see that it’s within a minute or two of the top of the hour, I think “let’s pause 10 seconds for station identification...” I know...I’m a nerd. #habit
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Matt Hicks
9 years
Here's something you don't see often - tarp on the field in Anaheim. We will play tonight. Last rainout here? 1995 http://t.co/s39s1cd2ag
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Matt Hicks
1 year
Connections. @JakeEisenberg_ joins the Royals’ broadcasting crew this year after a couple of seasons with AAA Omaha. Welcome to MLB Jake! And, oh yeah, he a Terp!!
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Earlier today at the Peaceful Keller BLM March. Enormous gathering. Peaceful, powerful. A vibe of determination. These two photos were taken seven minutes apart along Bear Creek Park Road. The first the lead marchers, the second about midway back. #BlackLivesMatter
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Matt Hicks
8 years
Son working hard at home to get the mojo headed in the right direction.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
I’ll echo this sentiment, though I never had the opportunity to meet him. The soundtrack of our Saturdays in the fall.
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6 years
Super Sky Point to Keith Jackson. An American original, a true legend, and one of the most distinctive voices in broadcasting history. And, I can attest personally, a very nice man. #RIP
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Put it on the board!!!
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Jared Sandler
4 years
HR Picks @Rangers Me (2): Calhoun Fans (1): Odor ( @mycoskie ) @nadeler (2): Choo @radiohicksie (0): Dietrich
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Matt Hicks
3 years
99% of the time at the store I get the prehistoric Fred Flintstone cart, the one w/square wheels that sounds like the constant banging of pots & pans. Today, I pop in to get 3 items and pull the Ferrari cart that makes no sound. Had to shop for more stuff just to enjoy the cart.
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Matt Hicks
2 years
Sports. Wow. Heroic effort from Oettinger. Perhaps the best single game performance on ice I’ve ever witnessed. Remarkable.
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Matt Hicks
4 years
👎👎 The essence...the very essence of the game...is the battle between the pitcher and the batter, where the batter does everything in his power to EARN his way on base. That IS the game. Anything else, by definition, is NOT the game. This ain’t hard, people.
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Jim Bowden⚾️🏈
4 years
Extra Inning games will start with man on 2B. Before you give your negative opinion….I witnessed during WBC Classic and it was a huge success…..just sayin
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Matt Hicks
6 months
Roof is OPEN for Game 3 of the World Series. Our coverage begins tonight at 6:30 Central on the RRN and @1053thefan .
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Matt Hicks
8 years
And just a few moments ago...
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Wonder if there’s ever been a time when the Cowboys & Stars won by the same score on the same day. #SJSvsDAL
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Trip w/ wife to Costco to buy 2 items. Both are in the cart. Walking to checkout, she sees something Wife: “Oh, we need these. Look, we’d save $8!” Me: “We have plenty of those, we’d spend $18 to have more.” Wife: Me: Wife: “WE CAN SAVE 8 DOLLARS!” Result - we saved $8.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
Ball off Middlebrooks' bat that clanked around in our booth and wedged between my back and chair. #ImOkay #NoRange
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Matt Hicks
8 years
Moments after the final out from our booth...
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Matt Hicks
5 years
Just played full-court 5-on-5 for the first time in about five years. Some thoughts: - Don’t go 5 years between FC 5-on-5s - It’s hard to shoot when you’re hunched over, hands on knees - Don’t say “I got next” when everyone on the court is at least 30 years younger than you 1/x
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Matt Hicks
2 years
#99 passes #9 into the American League record book with his 62nd homerun, setting a new single-season standard. Congratulations Aaron Judge.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
...and thanks to all you Rangers' fans out there. You make what we do so much fun! 5/x
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Great crowd on a gorgeous day here in Surprise. We’re in the 5th, Rangers lead the Mariners 7-5. We’re on @1053thefan and select Rangers Radio Network stations.
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Matt Hicks
4 years
At a time like this, the frustration is understandable. But these Dallas Stars gave us entertaining and exciting hockey and plenty of reasons to be proud. Congratulations on a great run, and #GoStars
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Matt Hicks
9 years
During #Rangers current 15-5 run, 10 of those 15 wins have come by 1 or 2 runs. Staff ERA over the 20-gm span is 3.42.
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Matt Hicks
1 year
The ride begins today. Come join us. @JaredSandler and I have the call for Rangers/Royals from Surprise. Game time 2 pm Central, we air at 8 pm Central on @1053thefan and select RRN stations.
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Matt Hicks
6 years
I know at times I’m guilty of watching too much sports on TV...but curious how much continuous exposure (not watching, mind you) to the Hallmark Channel one can endure before spontaneous combustion becomes a very real concern. #HelpMe
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Sorry...was off the twitter for most of the day today, but thanks to all for the well wishes! And a huge congrats to my partner @nadeler on kicking off his 40th season in the booth with the Rangers. A stellar feat!!
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Matt Hicks
5 years
I’m sure someone’s already noticed this but...it will be easy to remember the year the Rangers retired Adrian Beltre’s #29 and Michael Young’s #10 , since those two numbers, combined and rearranged, form 2019. #Rangers
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Matt Hicks
7 months
…hard to produce quality broadcasts all season long. Will try to respond to everyone. Nice to see so much love for this team! Let’s keep it going!! Again, thanks so much to all our listeners for all your support!! 2/2
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Matt Hicks
9 years
Gorgeous day in d'town Phoenix. Sunny & 85. #Rangers #Dbacks tonight. Coverage begins 8:00 Cent. on @1053thefan & RRN http://t.co/04Rm9RSUGI
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Matt Hicks
6 years
(Jeff Foxworthy voice) If you get back from a road trip just after sunset - and it’s 94 degrees - youuuuu might live in Texas.
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Matt Hicks
1 year
What a privilege. Rangers at Cubs, the opener of a 3-game series at Wrigley Field gets underway in minutes. Our pregame coverage is on right now, on @1053thefan and the RRN!
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Matt Hicks
8 years
The Voice of the #Rangers , Eric Nadel, with the original Voice of the Rangers, Bill Mercer.
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Matt Hicks
3 years
We are at the ballpark! So glad to be back on the road, and thankful to everyone who made it happen. Rangers vs A’s, tonight at 8:00 pm Central, on @1053thefan and the Rangers Radio Network.
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Matt Hicks
4 months
Ch 5…WTH???!!! Are you kidding me??!!
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Matt Hicks
4 years
Watched #HamiltonFilm this weekend and can’t get the King George songs out of my head. #dadadadadadadadadadieeeeyada
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Wife commanding “Alexa” to play “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash and me yelling “Stop!” And her yelling “Play Again!” And it’s just a party at the casa tonight. 🙄
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Absolute worst thing about this game? Eovaldi getting tagged with the loss. One of the most amazing individual post-season performances I’ve ever seen. #WorldSeries
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Matt Hicks
4 years
This is sickening. The person or persons responsible need to be permanently banned from the sport.
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Marty Smith
4 years
NASCAR statement: A noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall today at Talladega. NASCAR is investigating.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
A big "Thank You" to all gameday employees, staff & media attendants of @RaysBaseball at "The Trop" this week. Great job on short notice!
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Matt Hicks
5 years
Great reminiscing with these two today. A mini 2006 @cchooks championship reunion with Tigers’ 3B coach Dave Clark and the irrepressible @hunterpence . #VoteRangers #VoteHunter #VoteJoey
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Matt Hicks
5 years
Thanks to @JEFFatFoxSW for this shot at The Silos. #WinterCaravan now on its way to McGregor and Jim Turner Chevrolet. We’ll be there from 4:30 until 6:00. Come say hello!
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Thanks to everyone from Dyess AFB today for the hospitality and the tour. Thank you for your service and your professionalism. #WinterCaravan
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Matt Hicks
5 years
What a series! Congrats to both clubs for a fabulous series. And congrats to all my DC friends who have stuck with this club through so much. And especially my friends who grew up Senators’ fans. Enjoy this. Man. Baseball.
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Matt Hicks
5 years
Right back atcha, partner! And yes on all of this...
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Eric Nadel
5 years
Thanks @JaredSandler & @radiohicksie , the best partners in the world. Looking forward to @GlobeLifeField And to this Sunday @cafemomentum for baseball songs Sunday Supper. Tix at . And catch me at noon tomorrow @1053thefan
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Matt Hicks
6 years
Many thanks to NLBM President Bob Kendrick, a gifted story teller, for our guided tour today. An absolute must-see if you’re ever in Kansas City. A museum I would argue is more important and relevant today than at any time in our nation’s history.
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Matt Hicks
7 years
Happening now. Truck loaded, ready to roll. #RangersSpringTraining
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Matt Hicks
1 year
This really should be Evan’s “pinned” tweet.
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Evan Grant
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I’m the one on the right
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Matt Hicks
8 years
Congratulations to Adrian & Mitch on winning #GoldGlove awards for 2016. Nice to see hard work and professional excellence rewarded.
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Matt Hicks
1 year
@Libpatriot059 @sherrilee77 @piper4missouri Books and movies of the 70s for me. “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” & “Foul” (Connie Hawkins) were eye-opening reads. “Sounder” & “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” filled me with many emotions, as did the miniseries “Roots.” Reading and watching these moved me greatly.
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