Sad to See Eric Nadel Not Win … and Leave

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…

NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 14

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…

Time To Hire Jason Garrett Full-Time: Right Now

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…

Let’s Get Cliff Lee … AND Zack Greinke

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 -…

Dirk, Dallas Doing It Again. But Even Better.

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…

Turn Out the Lights: Don Meredith Dies

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…

Why Your Texas Rangers Must Sign Cliff Lee

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,…

In Honor of the Passing of Don Meredith

First thing my dad said to me this morning: “Don Meredith died.” Sure enough. An awful sad day. Dad, a Mustang grad, found out from one his closest friends — Don Woodward, an All-American swimmer on the Hilltop and Meredith’s next-door neighbor when they attended SMU. Turn out the lights…

Cowboys 38, Colts 35: My Top 10 Observer-ations

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…

What Do the Mavs Have to Do to Get You Invested?

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…

NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 13

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…