“As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction,” says an old Irish blessing. As whimsical (or painful) as that sounds, it begs the question: What exactly ...

FRIDAY: Banister’s contract is a three-year deal with a club option for a fourth season, reports Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Twitter link). THURSDAY, 6:03pm: The Rangers have ...

There are some hacks people come up with that really make you stop and wonder, "How did I not think of that?" They're super simple, super quick, and usually don't cost you a penny since most of them ...

There has been an amusing discussion on Reddit regarding the Texas Rangers celebration of a walk-off victory against the Houston Astros from Tuesday night. Specifically, a moment when Rangers manager ...

A few short hours had passed since Jon Daniels had informed Jeff Banister that he was being removed from his position as Manager of the Texas Rangers. The press conference had been conducted, Don ...

During the long days and longer nights in the hospital, when he closed his eyes, Jeff Banister saw diamonds and baseballs. This June afternoon at Dodger Stadium, with the sun shining over the San ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister will be facing his past when he looks across the field this weekend at something he has never seen in more than three decades in professional ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister on Friday after the team stumbled to its first consecutive losing records in 10 years after winning AL West titles in each of his ...

For the Missouri Tigers, it's been a long two weeks off, and for Tigers wide-out Barrett Banister, it's been even longer. On top of the two-week break brought on by Mizzou's bye, Bannister also missed ...

Jeff Banister will spend a lot more time as a manager in the major leagues than he did as a player. Of course, if Banister makes it past the Rangers' April 6 opener against the Athletics at Oakland, ...