Rangers Hated On Tex For "Winning" Statements. Mark Teixeira drew ire from his Texas teammates and coaches when he expressed his desire to play for a contender - and said the Rangers were far from contending. The author: "Rangers types started floating this idea that losing Tex helped them and not simply because of Salty and his fellow Braves prospects -- Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, et al. -- look to have huge upside." The writer goes on to refer to Alex Rodriguez as A-Fraud for leaving the Texas Rangers in 2004. How does this chick have a column?