That hasn't been enough to make them a winning team. Texas was 11-17 and 11 games behind Seattle in the AL West going into Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox . In a meeting with general manager Doug Melvin after Thursday's 9-4 loss to Detroit, the Rangers' fifth straight defeat, Oates said he had done everything he could to turn things around. The longtime friends made a mutual decision that it was time for a change. Johnny Oates thinks his departure will help revive the Rangers.
Oates is a very easy manager to play for.
I can't imagine anyone would complain about his style. But it's a bottom-line business. I know the team didn't have any pitching, but the Rangers should have been better. Click here for more. All of us had looked for answers, all of us had talked to players trying to figure it out.