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Shut out: the Texas Rangers have never made it to the World Series. Neither have the Houston Astros. Two baseball veterans talk about what went wrong--and how our favorite teams can fix it. (Conference Call).

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-AUG-03
Format: Online - approximately 804 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Shut out: the Texas Rangers have never made it to the World Series. Neither have the Houston Astros. Two baseball veterans talk about what went wrong--and how our favorite teams can fix it. (Conference Call).(Interview)

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Paul Burka, senior executive editor

Larry Dierker (below), former Houston Astros pitcher and manager; author of This Ain't Brain Surgery: How to Win the Pennant Without Losing Your Mind

Tom Schieffer (right), former Texas Rangers president; currently U.S. ambassador to Australia

Burka: Texas has had 72 seasons of major league ball-41 for the Astros, 31 for the Rangers--and not a single World Series to show for it. Why can't our teams win?

Schieffer: We thought we were close a couple of times. We won the division in '96 and again in '98 and '99. Particularly in '96 we felt we had caught magic in a bottle. We beat the Yankees in the first playoff game and were ahead...

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