{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Dark Companion Podcast","title":"The Men Who Told the Rangers Story | John Blake & Evan Grant | Ep 200","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4809,"description":"Episode 200 of Your Dark Companion features a conversation about the Texas Rangers, baseball history, and the stories behind one of Major League Baseball’s most fascinating franchises.\nMike Rhyner is joined by longtime Dallas Morning News Rangers beat writer Evan Grant and former Rangers PR executive turned team historian John Blake.\nBetween them, they have spent decades around the organization and have witnessed nearly every era of Rangers baseball — from rebuilding years and clubhouse characters to playoff runs and franchise-defining moments.\nThey discuss:\nHow covering Major League Baseball has changed\nThe personalities that shaped the Texas Rangers\nThe role of a team historian\nThe evolution of sports journalism\nAnd why the best baseball stories rarely happen during the game itself\nIf you love Texas Rangers baseball, MLB history, sports journalism, and behind-the-scenes baseball stories, this episode offers a rare perspective from two people who have spent most of their careers inside the game.\n_______________________________________________________________________\nEpisode 200 of Your Dark Companion brings together two people who have spent decades around the Texas Rangers — and have the stories to prove it.\nMike Rhyner sits down with John Blake, longtime Rangers executive and now the club’s historian, and Evan Grant, the Dallas Morning News beat writer who has covered the team for more than three decades.\nBetween them, they’ve seen just about everything: rebuilding years, playoff runs, clubhouse characters, media changes, and the slow evolution of a franchise that eventually found its place in baseball history.\nThey talk about what it was like covering and working around the Rangers during the lean years, how the job of sports journalism has changed, and why the relationships inside baseball often matter more than the box scores.\nAlong the way, the conversation drifts through unforgettable players, the personalities that shaped the franchise, and the strange,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MY5pcsVq0QCXSElEJXNsUEiC8gyrgEoWfpnhiVr9GdU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZTA1/ZjBmZGFkOTk5ZDdi/YWRmMDQ3NGZjY2Ex/ZjgxYS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}