It was just a “playful night of gunfire,” a top investigator for the Texas Rangers said. The nine bullets fired by two white men into a rural East Texas cafe - leaving a black teenager dead - had nothing to do with race, most insisted. History no longer agrees.

It was just a “playful night of gunfire,” a top investigator for the Texas Rangers said. The nine bullets fired by two white men into a rural East Texas cafe - leaving a black teenager dead - had nothing to do with race, most insisted. History no longer agrees.

More photos » Rick Scuteri - AP 7 months ago: Texas Rangers right fielder David Murphy makes a running catch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning during a baseball game on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Browse more photos » Evan Grant has a blog post up regarding how the Rangers are going to find playing time for David Murphy..

For fans and players, spring training may be all about optimism. For those who put together the teams and those who chronicle those efforts, however, it is all about answering questions. The first step in answering the questions: Identifying the questions.

Investigators in a series of East Texas church arsons shifted their focus back to Tyler following a church break-in early Sunday morning.