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April 6, 2012
Happy Opening Day. Let's Predict Some Stuff.
Oh, it's a Good Friday alright. Maybe the best Friday, if you happen to have a job that allows you escape the cubical farm and head to the nearest TV-and-frosty-beer-equipped bar with your fellow farmers. (For bar suggestions, mosey here.) Going to the game? Well, then, it's an Even Better Friday. ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
At Cane Rosso, Tryouts for a Mike Napoli Pizza
Texas RangersYes, it's another post about Il Cane Rosso. Yes, I'm conflicted about the amount of real estate devoted to the Deep Ellum pizza maker. But this time it's about a badass catcher, so it's a must. Dallas Morning News sports writer Evan Grant recently bellied up to the pizza bar fo ... More >>
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August 25, 2011
A Fan's Legacy
Texas RangersYes, it's another post about Il Cane Rosso. Yes, I'm conflicted about the amount of real estate devoted to the Deep Ellum pizza maker. But this time it's about a badass catcher, so it's a must. Dallas Morning News sports writer Evan Grant recently bellied up to the pizza bar fo ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
Rangers' Offense Gone, But Shannon Stone Not Forgotten
So the Rangers exploded for 12 runs Friday night thanks to Nelson Cruz' eight RBI. On Saturday they authored a dramatic 9th-innning comeback, powered by three consecutive bunts and a walk-off hit by Michael Young. So surely Sunday night would provide some thrills. Some entertainm ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Did Josh Hamilton Have Alligator Arms? Yes. Will He Be in the Lineup Again Tonight? YES!
After Tuesday night's 7-3 victory over the hapless Houston Astros, we can fit the Rangers for another Silver Boot. Texas got homers from Josh Hamilton, Mitch Moreland and Ian Kinsler and C.J. Wilson cruised against baseball's worst team. A favorable ump call helped the Rangers in ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Which Of Your Texas Rangers Has The Coolest Intro Music?
Last week, the Morning News' Rangers beat writer/columnist Evan Grant shared the music being used at the start of this baseball season by most of your Texas Rangers players -- either at-bat music or welcome-to-the-mound stuff, naturally.The best news that wasn't? Grant reported that catcher Mike ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Whitt's End: 4.8.11
Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Nuggets coach George Karl wants some of the Mavs, huh? "If we had to pick and choose, we would probably say 55 percent Dallas and 45 percent Oklahoma City," he says of his preferred ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Ron Washington, Once a "Teacher," To Remain Rangers' Leader. At Least For Two More Years.
Sam MertenTexas Rangers GM Jon Daniels and skipper Ron Washington hopped on a conference call late this afternoon to discuss Wash's two-year contract extension -- "a formality as much as anything," as Daniels put it. The general manager said it was "clearly the first order of business" in the pos ... More >>
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October 12, 2010
GAME 5 - Rangers 5, Rays 1: My Top 10 Observations
For all of those who suffered through losing seasons in this joint ... here's to us!10. Antlers > Rays. Ironic that the Rangers - who for years and decades floundered playing feast-or-famine baseball founded on the home run - scored their first three runs via speed. Think about it, the ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Rangers to Debut Fan-Friendly Initatives Tomorrow. But Nolan Says, "This Heat Situation's Blown Way Out of Proportion."
Sam MertenChuck Greenberg takes a swig of celebratory champagne in Fort Worth courthouse parking lot after last week's marathon auctionNolan Ryan says it's still "hard to comprehend" that the torturous journey to taking control of the Texas Rangers is over."It dominated our lives so much, and the ... More >>
News
July 29, 2010
The Texas Rangers Thrive while Owner Tom Hicks' Sports Empire Crumbles.
Sam MertenChuck Greenberg takes a swig of celebratory champagne in Fort Worth courthouse parking lot after last week's marathon auctionNolan Ryan says it's still "hard to comprehend" that the torturous journey to taking control of the Texas Rangers is over."It dominated our lives so much, and the ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
A (Football) Great Day at Woodrow. And, 250 Memorable Moments to Vote On Later.
Photos by Patrick MichelsJoe Greene, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Roger Staubach -- but a handful of local football greats on the Woodrow stage this afternoon.As promised, there they were this afternoon, seated on leather chairs perched upon the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium stage: Roge ... More >>
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December 15, 2009
Liverpool FC Fans Boast a Sunday Protest Kept Tom Hicks From Attending Arsenal Match
Randy Galloway, Evan Grant and I received an e-mail at 4:20 this morning from Spirit of Shankly organizer Paul Gardner, in which he writes that a fans' protest before Liverpool FC's Sunday-afternoon match against Arsenal kept the owners out of Anfield: "Tom Hicks was turned away a few hundred yar ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Radio Will Save the Newspaper Business, as The Ticket and Dallas News Share Content
Several Friends of Unfair Park have e-mailed this morning wondering what a Ticket-Dallas Morning News content-sharing deal, announced this morning, actually means. After all, Jean-Jacques Taylor, Rick Gosselin, Todd Archer, Evan Grant and other sportswriters already appear on the station regularl ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
Whitt's End: 10.30.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *I take absolutely no very little joy in D Magazine's Inside Corner sports blog going belly up any second now. Evan Grant is a solid baseball Xs and Os writer and I'll follow his work back to Dalla ... More >>
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April 3, 2009
Report: Hicks Sports Group Defaulted on $525 Mil in Rangers- and Stars-Related Loans
Only days before the beginning of baseball season, Tom Hicks is, apparently, already down a strike: Something called FINAlternatives, which serves up hedge fund and private equity news, reports this morning that Hicks Sports Group -- the holding company for all of Hicks's sports-related ventures, in ... More >>
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March 6, 2009
Whitt's End: 3.6.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If you're breathlessly waiting to hear Mickey Spagnola's take on the Cowboys cutting Terrell Owens, you'll have to go here. Because, alas, The Ticket's beloved "Ranch Report" is no more. Remembe ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Evan at the Plate: Out at The News, the Rangers Beat Writer Slides Into D
Jim Moroney, A.H. Belo executive vice president and Dallas Morning News publisher, confirms that the company has laid off employees at The Denton Record Chronicle -- how many, though, he does not say. Belo, as reported earlier, expects to lay off 500 employees in coming days, with 75 to 100 coming f ... More >>
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January 13, 2009
Coming Feb. 1: The Dallas/Fort Worth Morning Star-Telegram
Known it for a while, but yesterday the head honchos at our two local dailies made it official: Beginning next month the newspaper sports war competition is over. The former rivals are now shaking hands, sharing headlines. It's happening all over the place, with even super powers like the Washingto ... More >>
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December 11, 2008
As News and Star-Telegram More or Less Merge, a Big Sports Shake-Up
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2008
Just How Did Josh Hamilton Wind Up the Texas Rangers' Savior, Anyway?
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
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May 9, 2008
Reaction to Rangers’ Reaction
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
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March 17, 2008
Josh Hamilton Speaks
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
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January 28, 2008
The Resurrection of Josh Hamilton (And, Just Maybe, Your Texas Rangers?)
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
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August 23, 2007
Balls of Fury
Few weeks back we mentioned that The Dallas Morning News and Star-Telegram would be doing some story-sharing in an effort to pinch a few pennies. Earlier this week, ex-News-er Jerome Weeks cited a few examples of how the papers had already started sharing copy -- though all the pieces mentioned were ... More >>
News
March 17, 2005
Hart Attack
Everybody loves a winner? Tell it to Rangers GM John Hart.
News
March 18, 2004
Rained Out
No refunds, Rangers fans, even though the dark clouds of the A-Rod trade threaten the entire season
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September 21, 2000
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