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November 8, 2011
Heritage to Sell Odd Bit of Cotton Bowl History. Turns Out, the City Has Its Own Stash o' Seats.
Heritage Auction GalleriesFor the longest time I've had this auction item sitting on my desktop: a chair said to be from the Cotton Bowl circa 1960-'62, during the Dallas Texans' days at Fair Park. Heritage is parting with the curio this weekend, during the same auction at which it's offering the ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
For Sale: Rangers Jersey Worn by Team's First Manager, Some Dude Named Ted Williams
Courtesy Heritage AuctionsSpent the better part of last night re-re-re-re-re-reading Mike Shropshire's Seasons in Hell, about the '73 to '75 Texas Rangers, which wasn't really the worst team in baseball, though it makes a great story. (The '74 Rangers finished second in the AL West, behind Oaklan ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Albert Pujols Better Than Joltin' Joe? Say It Ain't So!: Texas Rangers-St. Louis Cardinals World Series Preview and Game 1 Open Thread
Texas RangersGives you that warm, fuzzy feeling inside, doesn't it?It's finally here. Pinch yourself. Your Texas Rangers are back in the World Series, and this time feels much different than last year's playoff run. There's a confidence flowing through my body that just wasn't there before, a ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Josh Hamilton Showing Significant Improvement?
Yes there's a question mark in that headline, because -- as always -- I'm a little confused. On Tuesday we got this press release from your Texas Rangers about star slugger and American League Most Valuable Player Josh Hamilton: Arlington, Texas--Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was d ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Whitt's End: 1.7.11
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If Bill Parcells fit too snug and Wade Phillips was a size too loose, Jason Garrett fits juuuuust right. *Maybe I'm naive and gullible and biased in favor of Garrett, but until otherwise I'm ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Reflections of a sportswriter on being a Texas Ranger fan... pretty much since birth.
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If Bill Parcells fit too snug and Wade Phillips was a size too loose, Jason Garrett fits juuuuust right. *Maybe I'm naive and gullible and biased in favor of Garrett, but until otherwise I'm ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
You Look Like You Could Use Some Baseball: The Story of an Original Texas Ranger
Before we go any further, click here. You'll find a picture taken on May 29, 1972, in Arlington, during a Texas Rangers-Oakland Athletics game at what had only months before been Turnpike Stadium. The photo features then-Rangers skipper Ted Williams arguing with home-plate ump Jim Odom over a str ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Queso By the Pound: At Cinco de Mattito's, the First Bob Armstrong Dip Champion
Photos by Patrick MichelsTeresa Fullen downed 2 pounds, 14 ounces of queso to claim the first Mattito's Bob Armstrong title.This year's Cinco de Mattito's party featured a mechanical bull, a live band that played "Smooth" at least twice in 20 minutes, and the first annual Bob Armstrong queso eating ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
Whitt's End: 10.09.09
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ho hum, The Ticket's dynasty rolls on as one of the most dominant entities in sports. In September's Arbitron PPM ratings - I hear, by the way, that only 1,400 meters are used to garner these numb ... More >>
News
July 2, 2009
Don’t Despair About That Mexican You Let Get Away. Find Her On Facebook.
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ho hum, The Ticket's dynasty rolls on as one of the most dominant entities in sports. In September's Arbitron PPM ratings - I hear, by the way, that only 1,400 meters are used to garner these numb ... More >>
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November 20, 2008
Once and for All, Was Jimmy Hendrix Mexican?
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Ho hum, The Ticket's dynasty rolls on as one of the most dominant entities in sports. In September's Arbitron PPM ratings - I hear, by the way, that only 1,400 meters are used to garner these numb ... More >>
Calendar
March 13, 2008
Fly Write, Right?
Southwest's James Parker hopes his book takes off
Blogs
April 3, 2007
Wait, the Observer Has a Softball Team?
Southwest's James Parker hopes his book takes off
News
March 29, 2007
Play It Again, Sammy
Can the Rangers' oldest rookie leave his diva days behind and deliver?
News
March 30, 2006
The Curse of Sucking
Is this the year the Texas Rangers finally...? Nah.
News
January 26, 2006
A Dirty Dozen
Rhyner's revolution spawns 12 successful years for The Ticket
Culture
September 25, 2003
Island Fantasy
Dallas Children's Theater plays cat and mouse; Hedwig stays angry two more weeks
News
May 29, 2003
The Observer Regrets...
Making amends for past wrongs
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December 26, 2002
For Our Homies
Plus: Kaboom, Edited for Content
Culture
May 27, 1999
Texas ex
Former Rangers manager Whitey Herzog loves baseball enough to hate it
Film
August 28, 1997
Time to kill
McConaughey and Zellweger take a Chainsaw to their careers
News
August 22, 1996
Damned Rangers
The Texas Rangers better win the pennant this year, if only to atone for subjecting fans to two decades of baseball hell. Mike Shropshire chronicles the team's cursed early years in an exclusive Observer excerpt.

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