Guess How I Spent My Saturday Night?

Not gonna lie and say it was as good/frenzied/energized as Linkin Park a while back, but I saw a pretty damn good concert Saturday night. So good that I slinked back stage and snagged a set list. See anything you like and/or recognize? Name this band and win – I…

The Resilient Rangers

Okay, I’m impressed. Friday night’s kick-to-the-crotch loss to the Boston Red Sox felt like that moment. Big game. Big crowd. Gigantic implosion. Frankie Francisco’s blown save – six runs – felt like the big-bang instant in which a demoralized, gutted bunch of Texas Rangers’ youngsters starts sinking in the standings,…

Whitt’s End: 8.14.09

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Lots of you asking for a breakdown of the latest Arbitron PPM radio ratings for July. Not worth a separate item these days because – yawn – The Ticket’s dynasty just…

Because I’m Better Than Bitter, 20 Things I Love

No, no, no. You got me all wrong. Am I skeptical? Cynical? Inquisitive? Smart-assy? Guilty. But bitter? Hardly. I consider myself more tell-it-like-it-is realistic rather than jump-off-the-high-five negative. I don’t think the Rangers will make the playoffs. I think Josh Hamilton should’ve come clean before he was caught. And I absolutely despise…

Dale Hansen: Unglued

Was checking out Channel 8’s sports last night when I was presented with classic Dale Hansen. Not unplugged exactly. How about unglued? As Hansen began his recap of Rangers 5, Indians 0, the video didn’t exactly cooperate. While he beamed about Tommy Hunter’s pitching and Josh Hamilton’s hitting, the screen – for…

Cheaters Never Win?

I realize we are a society of cheaters: Steroids and corked bats in baseball. Spying in the NFL. Fudging our taxes. Speeding. Rosie Ruiz in the Boston Marathon. Foot wedges in golf. NASCAR crew chiefs altering specifications. Ponzi schemes. Our spouses. I get it. Cut a corner here or tell…

Texas Rangers: Soar, Then Stoop

Got this “friend” named Newy Scruggs. He has his theory that the Texas Rangers “play well against the big boys.” Hogwash I’d tell him, until the Rangers took two of three against the Angels last weekend. Then I watch Texas last night and – yep – I’m starting to embrace…

Are You Ready For Some Football?! …

Announced by Jody Dean?! Sportatorium spy sent me this pic of the new VOCS (Voice of Cowboys Stadium) working on his craft this week out in Arlington. T-Minus 10 days until the new public address announcer’s debut in Cowboys-Raiders Titans…

Matthew Stafford > Josh Hamilton

Former Highland Park star and Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford had himself quite the summer bash recently. Girls in bikinis. Dirty dancing. Some sort of beverages in those same red cups that I serve alcohol in at my pool parties. Who knows, maybe whipped cream made a cameo at some…

Rangers 2, Angels 1

How you get shut down by Gio Gonzalez and then light up John Lackey I’ll never know, but your Texas Rangers deflected the dirt from their coffin in Anaheim this weekend. I still don’t think they’ll catch the Angels or make the playoffs, but taking two of three in California keeps baseball relevant past mid-August…

Hall of Fame. Or Bust?

Hard to remember way back when we bitched and moaned about a “Cowboys bias” in the Pro Football Hall of Fame isn’t it? Saturday night in Canton receiver Bob Hayes became the 11th Cowboy inducted into Canton, continuing a trend that has seen four Dallas stars earn immortality over the…

Hey Josh Hamilton, WWJD?

My problem isn’t that Texas Rangers’ All-Star Josh Hamilton got drunk, took off his shirt and playfully licked whipped cream – and vice-versa – off three hot females in an Arizona bar last January. My beef isn’t that a born-again guy who continually tells us I Am Second decided to -…

Whitt’s End: 8.7.09

Whether you’re at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *Sunday is the NFL’s annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. More importantly, it’s the induction of my first Dallas Cowboys hero – Bob Hayes. I’ll be watching. For one…

Camp Cowboys Top 10 Observations: Day 9

10. Tony Romo spent about 10 minutes after practice chatting with long-time San Antonio Spurs’ pest Bruce Bowen. Let’s hope the topic was winning, not defense. 9. For the first time in training camp the Cowboys brought in referees. Today’s lone practice focused on goal-line situations. 8. Amazingly, Flozell Adams…

BREAKING NEWS: The New Voice of Cowboys Stadium is …

Jody Dean. A prized pupil of Dallas radio icon Ron Chapman, Dean has been on the local broadcasting scene for 35 years. He’s worked at KRLD 1080 AM, KVIL 103.7 FM and Channel 11. He is currently the morning show host at 98.7 FM KLUV, has a booming voice, was once the…

So, How Would You Feel About a Gay Cowboy?

After a summer in which he bleached his hair blonde, Washington Redskins’ running back Clinton Portis is spending part of training camp explaining that he is not, in fact, gay. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) We have a history of homosexual sports stars ranging from Martina Navratilova to…

Randy Galloway Goes to The Ticket!

To watch the Texas Rangers-Oakland A’s game, that is. Relax. Interesting night in San Antonio. While I was gallivanting around town with both owner Jerry Jones’ caravan (even at 66 the dude can throw down) and a 1310 AM The Ticket traveling birthday party in which a member of the group…

Camp Cowboys Top 10 Observations: Day 8

10. Story out of Lincoln, Nebraska of all places – apparently the writer was in Dallas for the Big 12 Media Days – says at Cowboys Stadium there is for sale $800,000 suites in which you can purchase a $90 pizza. That’s about $11 a slice by my sportswriter math. However,…

Dallas Mavericks 2009-10 Schedule

Shawn Marion. Drew Gooden. Roddy Beaubois. Quinton Ross. Count ABC among the non-believers in your new-and-maybe-sorta-somehwhat improved Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs’ schedule for next season has them appearing nine times on ESPN, seven times on NBATV, four times on TNT and, um, zero times on ABC’s Sunday afternoon showcase. Last year…