10. Yes metroplex, for the first time ever there will be baseball … in November. Regardless of Tommy Hunter in tonight’s Game 4, Game 5 will be Monday night, Novembrer 1, at Rangers Ballpark at 6:57. And oh, by the way Giants fans, you know where you can stick those…
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than a month after his nine-year relationship with the Texas Rangers ended, Josh Lewin has been hired by 105.3 The Fan to host a midday sports talk show. Lewin will debut in the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. time slot Monday, November 1 as The Fan unveils…
[jump] 5. My predictions aren’t always right, but I’ll guarantee this: My World Series pick – Rangers in 5 – will not come true. Book it. 4. Texas sniffed a couple scoring chances, but Nelson Cruz popped out – on a 92 mph-fastball right down the pipe – with runners…
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…
Thankfully there isn’t a team in the NBA called the Giants. While the Cowboys got walloped by New York Monday night and the Rangers were whipped by San Francisco last night here in the City by the Bay, your Dallas Mavericks are on pace to go 82-0 after opening the…
[jump] If I’m Ron Washington I put Nelson Cruz back in right field, David Murphy in left and have Vladimir Guerrero be my first bat off the bench. It didn’t really cost them in last night’s blowout, but Guerrero misplayed four balls by my count, two resulting in 8th-inning errors. In…
Ron Washington should’ve been fired. I know it. You know it. Shoot, even he knows it. “Wouldn’t have blamed them if they did,” the Texas Rangers manager said of team president Nolan Ryan and general manager Jon Daniels back in spring training. “But they stood by me. My team stood…
10. Bigger Giants’ ass-kicking: New York 41, Cowboys 35 or San Francisco 11, Rangers 7? The football Giants ran off 31 unanswered Monday night in Arlington. The baseball Giants erased an early two-run hole with eight consecutive runs in the middle innings. Either way, ouch. Dare I say tonight was …..
Personally, I don’t see much sense in spilling blood, sweat, tears, worry and blogosphere space on your Dallas Cowboys. At 1-5 and with Tony Romo out at least six weeks, the season is over. Considering it started not that long ago with Super Bowl aspirations, this has to be the…
Poor Mark Cuban. With his billions and success, seems weird to type that. But think of his plight: In August he came this close to buying the Texas Rangers. Now not only are those same Rangers on the verge of winning the World Series, they’re taking a big steamy, stinky…
I called Rays in 5 in the ALDS and Rangers in 7 in the ALCS. Why stop while I’m … tied? Got in to the City by the Bay last night and this place is in a baseball frenzy. There’s a pervasive baseball buzz. Lots of similarities between the San…
Baseball has its problems: A reluctance to use instant replay. Arrogant umpires and their customized strike zones. An All-Star exhibition game that actually affects the World Series champion. But of all our national pastime’s woes, the most ridiculous is that the American and National Leagues play by different rules. They play a…
In his first NFL action in almost two years, Jon Kitna immediately served notice of one thing Monday night at Cowboys Stadium: When starting quarterback Tony Romo went down with a broken collar bone, the Cowboys’ season swirled down the toilet with him. Kitna’s stats don’t look awful: 16 of…
10. Cowboys’ fans can bemoan bad luck at having quarterback Tony Romo knocked out of the game – and the season – but this was more bad play. Rookie fullback Chris Gronkowski missed a simple blitz pick-up, allowing New York’s Michael Boley a free shot on Romo. He didn’t miss. 9…
Remember waaaay back in July when I posted this and took all kinda heat for getting ahead of myself and/or jinxing your Texas Rangers? With the Rangers seemingly headed for their first World Series championship, even the folks who matter are starting to ask the question: Where the heck would we…
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 New York…
October victories: Texas Rangers 8, Dallas Cowboys 0. This is better be the week the Cowboys stop making mistakes and start salvaging their 2010 season. In going 1-4 they have committed 62 penalties and forced only four takeaways. (Giants’ defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora has forced six fumbles over the last three games…
10. In retrospect, a great call by Rangers’ manager Ron Washington taking Nelson Cruz out of Game 5 early with a tight hamstring. Cruz hit the biggest homer in Rangers’ history in the four-run 5th tonight, shoving Texas to a commanding 5-1 lead. 9. Claw > Antlers? Very cool surprise…
Is tonight THE night? The lights are on. Clouds are circling but so far nothing but sprinkles. The wind is howling in from the south/right field, which means — as evidenced by Josh Hamilton’s extra-hitting session right now — the jet stream out to right-center is in full effect and it…
[jump] *Best all-time band with a number in its name? Nine Inch Nails. *Toldja. When I wish failure on someone it works. Since I’ve transfered my evil powers of doom ‘n gloom onto A-Rod, he’s gone 3 for 17 in the ALCS with as many strikeouts as hits (3). Plus,…
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…
