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					<p>In the wake of catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Harvey, Major League Baseball has moved this week&#8217;s <a href="/baseball/mlb/teams/houston-astros/" class="sn-team-post-link" target="_blank" data-team="houston-astros" data-league="mlb">Houston Astros</a>&#8211;<a href="/baseball/mlb/teams/texas-rangers/" class="sn-team-post-link" target="_blank" data-team="texas-rangers" data-league="mlb">Texas Rangers</a> series to Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.</p>
<p>According to Astros president Reid Ryan, however, the series didn’t have to move to Florida as he was trying to negotiate with the Rangers to move this series to Arlington in exchange for a September Rangers-hosted series to be played at Minute Maid Park, but Texas refused.</p>       
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> series with the Mets at Minute Maid Park this Friday thru Sunday could also be moved to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. TBD <a href="https://t.co/86QGlShE0e">pic.twitter.com/86QGlShE0e</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/902315725121101824">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Why would the Rangers refuse some free PR and an obvious sign of good faith in the wake of a terrible natural disaster?</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rangers GM Jon Daniels on <a href="https://twitter.com/1053thefan">@1053thefan</a> says switching home series wouldn&#39;t be fair to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash">#Rangers</a> fans who had tickets to September series.</p>
<p>&mdash; Alex Del Barrio (@alexdelbarrio) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexdelbarrio/status/902312785870282753">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Season-ticket holders – of course. Always got to look out for that bottom line, right?</p>
<p>Well, not exactly if some of the online reaction is to be trusted as an accurate barometer of most peoples’ thoughts on this whole matter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Classy as always, should be absolutely ashamed. Greed never takes off days, apparently. Stay strong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Htown?src=hash">#Htown</a>! We hope to be home soon. <a href="https://t.co/ZnkmZ3HVWQ">https://t.co/ZnkmZ3HVWQ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Lance McCullers Jr. (@LMcCullers43) <a href="https://twitter.com/LMcCullers43/status/902301548843220992">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Compare that to the thousands of Astros fans dealing with actual things that are unfair right now&#8230;</p>
<p>&mdash; Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/status/902313128763035648">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This across from Minute Maid.  That&#39;s the most tone deaf comment I&#39;ve heard today. <a href="https://t.co/TT4giwyOYP">pic.twitter.com/TT4giwyOYP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Heber (ā/&#39;beə/) (@HeberLinares) <a href="https://twitter.com/HeberLinares/status/902316471157760000">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the wake of the social media backlash, Rangers GM Jon Daniels defended his club’s decision not to swap home series with the Astros, telling the <i><a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article169905937.html" target="_blank">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a></i>, there was no avarice intended behind the decision.</p>
<p>“We were prepared to make the event all about hurricane relief and helping our neighbors,” Daniels said. “It had nothing to do with looking for a competitive advantage. That’s an inaccurate portrayal.”</p>       
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<p>According to <i>Star-Telegram</i> reporter Jeff Wilson, the Rangers offered to give all profits from a proposed Arlington series, scheduled to start Tuesday, to the Astros.</p>
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<p>Taking a step back and looking at this entire situation between the two clubs, Rangers outfielder DeLino DeShields sent out a long message on Twitter reminding people that at stake right now is something “bigger than baseball,” reminding everyone to keep their thoughts with the people caught in the devastation that has rocked South Texas.</p>
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