Barry Bonds

A Texas Rangers Midseason Report: It's Time to Go All In

With the baseball season at the symbolic halfway point, we asked former Unfair Parker Sam Merten to root around in his beard and see if he could come up with anything to say. He obliged ... and obliged ... and ... Sports are unpredictable. That's why we watch. And there's no greater evidence than t ... More >>

Now It's ESPN's Turn to Sack the Cowboys For Having Merch Made in Cambodian Sweatshops

In October we noted a report from Pittsburgh-based Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights that said the Dallas Cowboys are having team-branded clothing made in "gross sweatshop conditions at the Style Avenue factory in El Salvador" -- which Cowboys Merchandise Ltd. chief operating officer Bill ... More >>

Backbackbackbackback ... to the 1995 All-Star Game Right Here in Texas

 Lyle Lovett sang the National Anthem. Nolan Ryan threw out the first pitch. Joe DiMaggio was on hand. Barry Bonds and Cal Ripken Jr. opposed each other. And, in the NL's 3-2 win at the brand new Ballpark in Arlington, the Marlins' Jeff Conine was the MVP for his pinch-hit homer. Someho ... More >>

Whitt's End: 3.25.11

​Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Like me, do you think the Texas Rangers are kinda getting caught with their pants on the ground with their pitching staff exposed? The time to go get a reliable closer is not next year, it' ... More >>

Comedian Daniel Tosh Persuades Me That Barry Bonds and Other Roiders Are HOF'ers

Courtesy danieltosh.comDaniel Tosh​As a big fan of Tosh.0 -- a 30-minute show on Comedy Central featuring YouTube clips and jokes from comedian Daniel Tosh -- I set my TiVo for Sunday's premiere of Tosh's stand-up special Happy Thoughts. Finally got around to watching it last night. It sucked. ... More >>

Ten Items Worth a Look-See: Mavs, Stars, Cowboys, Rangers and Fox News Pundit Says Michael Vick "Should Have Been Executed"

The fans gave him a break, and even President Obama applauded Vick's return to the NFL. Tucker Carlson of Fox News? Not so much.​10. Mark Teixeira says teammate Andy Pettitte's "probably leaning toward retirement," which is good news for the Texas Rangers and everyone else aiming to win the AL pen ... More >>

Josh Hamilton, the Return of the Comet?

​So writes George Vecsey this morning in The New York Times -- referring, of course, to The Commerce Comet himself, Mickey Mantle. Insists the sports scribe, of the myriad comparisons made in recent days -- Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr. chief among them, per vanquished Yankees manager Joe Girard ... More >>

2010 World Series - Rangers v. Giants: Texas is the Favorite. And Deservedly So.

​It's 1972 vs. 1958. It's also, unless I'm seeing something terribly wrong and homerish, a clear advantage for your Texas Rangers over the San Francisco Giants. Right? The Rangers, born in '72, have never been to the World Series. The Giants have been here three times since moving from N ... More >>

Baseball Saying Yes to No

Ah, the good ol' days. Are they here again?​Tampa Bay Rays' pitcher Matt Garza tossed a no-hitter last night. It was the fifth this season in Major League Baseball, most since 1991. Funny thing is, now the San Diego Padres and New York Mets are the only current teams wit ... More >>

'Roid Rage: Mark McGwire - Yawn - Apologizes to Baseball

​I guess the question at this point is, do you give a crap? About baseball players and their steroid use? During the 1998 Major League Baseball season I went to Houston a couple times as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram to cover the magical home-run chase between the St. ... More >>

Snow Balls: Not Surprised Dennis Gilbert Leads Pack of Potential Rangers Owners

Dennis Gilbert​Dennis Gilbert's emergence as the "surprise favorite" to shag Your Texas Rangers, as Sports Illustrated puts it this morning, is no surprise to the Friends of Unfair Park who took a break from Thanksgiving break and stopped by Friday. Former New York Times baseball writer Murray Cha ... More >>

Sure, Tom Hicks Wants to Keep the Rangers, But Will MLB Let That Happen? Doubtful.

​There's at least one person reading Unfair Park this morning: the Friend who sends along this piece by longtime New York Times baseball columnist Murray Chass, who wrote on Wednesday that now way in hell should Tom Hicks be able to sell Your Texas Rangers to Tom Hicks. Writes Chass, Hicks is the ... More >>

Rangers, Hicks Continue to Speed Date Would-Be Buyers. This Week: Dennis Gilbert.

Dennis Gilbert​Last month, the Startlegram outed former Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco agent Dennis Gilbert as a would-be buyer of Your Texas Rangers, which the Beverly Hills-based Gilbert wouldn't confirm at the time. That made sense: He's still in pro ball (he reviews contracts for the Chicago Whi ... More >>

Mark Cuban on 'Roids: Rational or Ridiculous?

​Not sure they're exactly akin to LASIK eye surgery or Tommy John arm reconstruction, but I agree with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban that - at some point in our athletic evolution - there will be a legal, legitimate place for steroids in sports. "I'll get killed for saying this," Cuban sa ... More >>

Mavs-Spurs Game 5 Preview: Uh-Oh

Dirk's getting double-teamed. What's your excuse?*Unless Mark Cuban smears Swine Flu on Tony Parker, I'm afraid the desperate and prideful San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks tonight, forcing a Game 6 Friday night at American Airlines Center. Why? Because home teams down 3-1 always wi ... More >>

DiTerra’s Urban Italian

It's always wise to eat where waiters eat

The 10 Worst Sports Celebrations in the History of Sports

Bad, but nowhere near the worst.Dear LeBron James, Just ask, and I'm sure Dancing With The Stars will have you on their ridiculously cheesy show next season. I'm sure millions of potato-chip snackin' housewives would be fixated on your every silly, pre-fabricated step. But as a bask ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Current Rivalries in Sports

Tonight's the next chapter in one of sports' best rivalries. That's right, I said best.To be a true sports rivalry - more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) - the meetings between opponents must: *Take place at a ... More >>

*A-Roid

  In light of this weekend's (shocking?) revelation that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids during his 2003 MVP season with your Texas Rangers, I hereby invite a public stoning. And, yes thanks, I'll be happy to chunk the first rocks: *A-Fraud is one of the most disingenuous athl ... More >>

Ex-BaD Radio Intern Mike Bacsik Finds New Way to Kill Time in the Minors

A Footnote in History, Duncanville's Bacsik Wants Back in the Bigs

Charlie Green Bringing an Expanded Olivella's to Victory Park in October

Why Can't the Texas Rangers Always Play the Kansas City Royals?

New Dallas Cowboys Book To Be Full of "Dynamic Characters" and "Lots of Misbehavior"

Sambuca is Dallas' epicenter for Mediterranean jazz and—who knew?—Geritol jump-shooters

Rangers: The Texas Treadmills

Your Rangers yet again perfect the art of going nowhere fast

Batter Worlds

Kanye West

Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella Records)

Pod People|Cheap Bastard|The Nice T.O.|Fields of Green|Mr. *|Trinity Foundation

'Roid Rage

Baseball's new k*ng swats one close to home

The Good Sport

Serving up History on Plate

Sosa What

Cheaters Never Win?

Don't whisper a word to the children, but hell yeah, of course they do

If Only One of Barry Bonds' Balls is Worth $1 Million...

Play It Again, Sammy

Can the Rangers' oldest rookie leave his diva days behind and deliver?

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

Knightmare

Seriously Speaking

Yutaka: less hip, less edgy, more embracing

In Terrell We (Don't, No Way, Uh-Unh) Trust

The Texas Strangers

Ballsy

Take Me Out swings for the fences, then slowly runs out of game

Wallop Pack

Size matters--and so does steak--at Ranch

Whose Balls Are Worth More?

Mocking the Draft

Don't look now, but it's sports' biggest waste of time

America's Past Prime

Oscar Overhaul

The Academy--y-a-w-n--Awards desperately need a shot of sports

Best Sports Columnist

Gerry Fraley, The Dallas Morning News

The AA List

Who are the best bartenders in Dallas?

Ball Boys

The return on this Bonds: a lot of interest, very little payoff