Rangers announcer John Rhadigan on firing: ‘It was unfortunate, but it was a fun ride.’

 
BY MEL BRACHT Staff Writer
Published: May 27, 2011

The Texas Rangers’ experiment of hiring a TV play-by-play announcer with no play-by-play experience lasted all of 49 games. The Rangers fired John Rhadigan on Thursday, replacing him with radio announcer Dave Barnett.

After taking a week off, Rhadigan will return to his former duties as host of the pregame and postgame “Rangers Live” shows on Fox Sports Southwest. Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Steve Busby wil...


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