Back from quarantine, the North Texas Nine Podcast welcomes special guest John Hickey (Inside The Athletics on SI) as he joins Rangers beat writer Chris Halicke. John and Chris discuss the upcoming series between the Rangers and Athletics starting on Tuesday night at The Coliseum in Oakland.

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