Texas Rangers TV ratings soar

"Rangers ratings on Fox Sports Southwest are up more than 90% compared with last season (through last week), with a near 50% increase reported from KDFI-TV's telecasts. Shows what one of the best starts in team history can do to spark fan interest.

• Ironically, KDFI-TV has already given up its contract after this season, and after 10 years total.

• KTXA-TV 21 is expected to show 25 Friday telecasts in 2010.

• Josh Lewin and Tom Grieve have already been retained to continue both the cable and Channel 21 telecasts into next season....

Sorry to hear about Eric Nadel missing several games from the Rangers' broadcast booth after having worked more than

• 3,100 consecutive games over the past (literally) 20 years to the week due to an eye condition."...via Dave Kohl's column on Radio Daily News

Dallas Morning News account of above, 6/5/09

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