1.   Rangers bullpen coach Larry Hardy did a little tinkering after the season, and Van Poppel went to Venezuela to pitch winter ball.

2.   Rangers coach Ron Low is hoping for turnaround.

3.   Rangers coaches Rudy Jaramillo and Bucky Dent called Gil to offer tips and encouragement.

4.   Ranger coach Colin Campbell is being told to win.

5.   Rangers coach Bucky Dent, who has spent much of the spring working with Gil, believes in him, too.

6.   Rangers coach Colin Campbell suggested that the referee was swayed by the sight of blood on LeClair to make an uncharacteristic third-period double-minor call.

7.   Rangers dugout coach Bucky Dent is scheduled to interview today with the Philadelphia Phillies for their managerial opening.

8.   Rangers coach Colin Campbell has tried many ways to motivate his team.

9.   Rangers coach Ron Low is expected to be fired.

10.   Rangers dugout coach Bucky Dent appears to be the leading candidate to replace Jim Fregosi as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.