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Season over for Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler

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September 5

Dallas Morning News

"Ian Kinsler's season is officially done. Kinsler said Thursday he will undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia in his abdominal wall. Kinsler, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 18, had been trying to come back without having a surgical procedure but continued to feel soreness when he tried to run. Dr. John Preskitt will perform the surgery Thursday. Kinsler said he should be able to run full speed in six to eight weeks, which should not significantly hamper his traditional off-season conditioning program. "The doctor said the progress I was making just wasn't significant enough and if you don't have surgery for this, it's something you are always going to be dealing with," ..."

Texas Rangers' Kinsler decides on season-ending surgery

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September 5

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler has decided to undergo season-ending surgery for a sports hernia he suffered Aug. 17 against Tampa Bay, general manager Jon Daniels said. "Having the surgery now should allow him to have most of the off-season to prepare for 2009," Daniels said. "Ian said all along that his top priority was to make sure this didn't affect him at all next year." The Rangers leave Monday for a six-game road trip to Seattle and Oakland, and it is likely that Kinsler will have the surgery next week."

Texas Rangers' Kinsler is feeling better

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August 20

Dallas Morning News

"All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler said Tuesday he will wait two weeks to see how his sports hernia responds before deciding how to proceed. Kinsler visited specialist Dr. John Preskitt on Tuesday at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas and learned he didn't have any torn muscles or ligaments in the groin. "He thinks it's just a strain," Kinsler said. "Just like any other muscle, it's going to take time for it to recover, and it's in a tender spot in your body, so it's obviously going to take a little more time." Kinsler left Sunday's game against Tampa Bay with the injury. For now, the Rangers will use Joaquin Arias and Ramon Vasquez at second base. Kinsler said he felt better Tuesday. "I ..."

Texas Rangers still lag in arms race

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August 19

Dallas Morning News

"It wasn't enough that the Rangers fell completely, positively, no more questions asked, out of the wild-card race last week, going from seven games behind Boston to 9 1/2. It wasn't enough that they did it by losing five of six games with what was, even for them, embarrassing starting pitching. On Monday, they lost Ian Kinsler, in all probability for the season. Kinsler wasn't contributing much, anyway. He was just the major league leader in hits and runs scored and second in the American League in extra-base hits and total bases and, despite the calendar showing Aug. 18, already had established career highs in hits, runs, and runs batted in. But among all the clouds that hovered over ..."

Tucson's Kinsler an improbable star for Rangers

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July 20

Arizona Republic

"Keith Francis got in late last Tuesday, flipping on the television just in time to catch a couple All-Star at-bats from one of the kids he had coached years ago in high school. It was quite a moment. "I'm just really happy for Ian, basically because I think a lot of people shortchanged him," the former Tucson Canyon Del Oro assistant coach said the next day. "Some guys have a chip on their shoulder, and I think Ian is one of those people. It's kind of like he's saying, 'Hey, look at me now.' I think that's what drives him to be what he is." Ian Kinsler of the Texas Rangers is generating American League MVP discussion. Entering the second half, he led the AL in hitting (.337) and ..."

Kinsler's streak halted

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July 20

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"An 0-for-4 showing Friday brought the longest hitting streak in baseball this season to an end, but Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler said Saturday he’s ready to start another. The run matched the second-longest in club history and is another impressive number posted this season by the first-time All-Star. Kinsler continues to pace the American League in several categories, including average, hits and runs."

Ian Kinsler has many memorable moments at Yankee Stadium

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July 16

New York Daily News

"Ian Kinsler remembers three things from his first trip to Yankee Stadium when he was seven years old: "The Stadium, Don Mattingly hit a home run and the doctor saying, 'We gave him the wrong shots, he needs different ones.'" Kinsler, the Texas' All-Star whose father grew up in the Bronx as a Yankee fan, had a "huge asthma attack" that night in the upper deck and was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance. Once doctors got the right shots into him, "I was alright, got sent home and was out like a light." Another visit was eventful, too - he and his family came to the Bronx again when Kinsler was a teenager and sat for two hours in a rain delay. Everyone decided to return to ..."

In a season of great stories, Kinsler ranks as best of all

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July 11

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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All-Star? Texas Rangers' Kinsler deserves it

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June 4

Dallas Morning News

columnist Evan Grant

"Less than 50 days until the All-Star game and the endless beating that we'll have to endure about how much history there is at Yankee Stadium. Lou Gehrig played there. Joe DiMaggio hit there. Mickey Mantle did everything there. Billy Martin drank there. Reggie Jackson preened. George Steinbrenner fumed. Well, you get the picture. But before all that hoopla begins, can there be any doubt that a Ranger belongs on the AL club as a starter having the best offensive year at his position? I know you can make a pretty good case for Josh Hamilton, but I was talking about Ian Kinsler."