The good news: Your Texas Rangers didn’t lose Cliff Lee to the New York Yankees. The bad/horrible/devastating news: Your Texas Rangers lost Cliff Lee. To the Philadelphia Phillies?! We heard persistent whispers all throughout the very exhaustive free-agency recruitment of Lee about a third “mystery team” but, honestly, didn’t pay…
Where were you on October 11, 1980? I was inside Reunion Arena, watching the Dallas Mavericks and guys like Winford Boynes and Tom LaGarde somehow beat George Gervin and the San Antonio Spurs, 103-92, in their inaugural game as an NBA franchise. At 1-0 – at least for a night…
I know he takes a lot of shit and he deserves most of it. But the one thing you can’t deny is the passion of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. It was on full display again during Sunday night’s 60 Minutes story on CBS. At one point Jones’ eyes were…
10. DeSean Jackson is fun to watch, and so easy to hate. After his 91-yard catch-and-run touchdown he stopped at the 1 and slowly fell backward into the end zone. Where’s George Teague when you need him? 9. At 4-9 the Cowboys are officially losers (for the first time since ’04)…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *In the ALCS, the Rangers beat the Yankees in six games. In the pursuit of Cliff Lee, looks like the Yankees will beat the Rangers in seven years. *I’ve been rough…
No one from the 1980s pay-for-play scandals remains at SMU, but the stigma – and the residue from the NCAA’s Death Penalty – remain on the Hilltop. Those wounds may not be re-opened, but they’ll certainly be re-visited Saturday night when ESPN presents its latest 30 for 30 documentary: “Pony…
This doesn’t look good. The New York Yankees make free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee an offer of six years between $140-$150 million. (UPDATE: How about a seventh year?!) Lee’s agent, Darek Brauneker, puts the offer in his briefcase, leaves baseball’s winter meetings early and flies to Arkansas to present the deal to…
He led the Dallas Mavericks to their 30-year apex. He Instilled defense and discipline into a franchise that had forever languished with an offensive philosophy. He orchestrated the best regular-season in team history. He was the NBA’s Coach of the Year. And he took them within 2 1/4 games of an NBA championship. On the…
Go West. Then, in an attempt to consistently go big, go East. Got it? Oh, and since another undefeated Texas Christian University college football season is being denied a chance at a national championship, feel free to go ape-shit. “It would have been fun to see what would have happened,…
On a professional note, too bad Texas Rangers’ iconic voice Eric Nadel didn’t win the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting this morning at baseball’s winter meetings. He was edged out by Dave Van Horne, who’s been calling games (for Expos and now the Marlins) for 42 years. On…
Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings — if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here — the…
The Texas Rangers aren’t pro-actively shopping Michael Young. They’re simply listening when other teams call to talk about him. We can’t have a problem with this, can we? As I noted occasionally in the playoffs, Young’s limited mobility at third was on the verge of making him a defensive liability…
For the first time since 1995, Texas Rangers’ games next season will not be on KRLD 1080 AM as, according to a team source, the franchise will announce – perhaps as soon as this afternoon – that it has agreed to a contract with 103.3 FM ESPN. This year the…
I’ve seen enough. You? If Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced the hiring of Jason Garrett today as permanent head coach, I’d be fine with it. Elated, actually. It won’t happen of course, in part because of the NFL’s Rooney Rule that requires teams to interview at least one minority…
Is that doable? Seems like it. Although the Kansas City Royals are reportedly getting impatient with the Texas Rangers’ low-ball offers. I understand the odds are against the Rangers getting Lee, who is now also talking to the Boston Red Sox. But – dream with me here a little -…
After Dirk Nowitzki’s one-legged, fadeaway, high-arcing, 18-foot shot – off the glass, no less – Friday night in Utah, TV analyst Hubie Brown was almost speechless. “C’mon!’ he exclaimed. “Some of the things this guy does at seven feet is just unfair.” Nowitzki was again brilliant over the weekend, helping…
Very sad news. One of my first/favorite memories as a snotty-nosed little kid was sitting atop Dad’s shoulders at the Cotton Bowl, watching Bob Hayes race under beautiful bombs from a Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback named Don Meredith. Meredith, by way of Mount Vernon and SMU, was a two-time Pro Bowl pick…
I know he was miserable in Game 1 of the World Series and mediocre in Game 5, but the Texas Rangers wouldn’t have been to the Fall Classic in the first place without pitcher Cliff Lee. As baseball’s winter meetings start today at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista,…
10. Been saying Marion Barber’s done for a while. If he gets another carry over Tashard Choice this season it will be criminal. I know the Colts’ run defense is putrid, but you can’t deny that Choice is a much better running back than Barber at this point. Maybe even…
Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *I’m going to be extremely disappointed gutted if the Rangers don’t sign Cliff Lee, hopefully during next week’s Winter Meetings in Florida. Sorry, but a consolation prize of Zack Greinke – or…
Wanna do something to shake up your routine, alter your waist line and even change your life? Run. The. Rock. Probably a little late to get in shape and properly train for Sunday’s MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon, but you can also “participate” by merely being a spectator. Organizers expect 7,000…
I’m in. After watching the Dallas Mavericks win seven in a row and vault to the NBA’s second-best record I’ve officially got my basketball Jonesing. ESPN believes, as they have the Mavs ranked No. 4. So does Sports Illustrated, who shoves Dallas all the way to No. 1. I know…
