Not saying by any means that it was an easy or routine play. As Rangers’ manager Ron Washington said, the ball was “smoked.” But it’s a ball that third baseman Michael Young could’ve stopped, right?When Young did the ole on Casper Wells’ hot shot in the 7th inning Wednesday night,…
Before Dez Bryant was number 88, there was Michael Irvin. Before Irvin, there was Drew Pearson. And before Pearson, there was an incomplete, insufficient Cowboys Ring of Honor. Not anymore. Owner Jerry Jones has a history of eventually righting his wrongs, and he’ll do it again when he belatedly inducts…
Yes, in fact, Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo did drop the P-word Tuesday during an exclusive interview on 105.3 The Fan. But not to worry, it was the one that rhymed not with wussy, but rather kiss. During training camp Romo was refreshingly a non-story. Collar bone healed, his throwing motion was…
Took the boy to the ballpark last night, where, Chuck Morgan told us, we were joined by a little more than 25,000 others — not bad for a 193-degree start-timer against the lowly Mariners, but not great either. Not now, not this late in a season more thrilling than last…
The Cowboys had exactly 10 practices in pads in San Antonio. In this weird, truncated preseason of NFL football, that makes a training camp. After a walkthrough this morning at The Alamodome, Dallas headed north and will tomorrow night begin its four-game exhibition season against the Broncos in Arlington. Ready…
Driving back from San Antonio last night I was re-introduced to the Rangers. Hello, drama! After overcoming deficits of 7-2 and 3-0 in the 8th inning in wins over the Indians last weekend, the Rangers — thanks to a bad, postpartum outing by Alexi Ogando — spotted the lowly Mariners…
Total attendance at camp will soar over 90,000 after this afternoon’s final open-to-the-public practice. The Cowboys have issued 279 media credentials for camp and on Monday Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings attended practice. The Cowboys’ contract with the City of San Antonio is up after camp but I see no reason they…
I listen to something from this recording of Merle Haggard at the Longhorn Ballroom back in 1982, oh, probably once a week; never do get tired of “Mama Tried” or “Tulare Dust.” And I still have that whole series of “That’s the Way Baseball Go” T-shirts dating back to the…
veteran Montrae Holland won’t be the answer at right guard in 2011, the Cowboys have begun re-working their offensive line as training camp ends here in San Antonio after this afternoon’s final padded practice at The Alamodome. Yesterday the Cowboys switched veteran Kyle Kosier and rookie 4th-round draft pick David…
It wasn’t exactly football, but it was close. Sunday’s Blue-White scrimmage featured a couple of decent hits and some tackling to the ground. For the most part it was 75-percent speed, a juicy appetizer for Thursday’s Cowboys-Broncos pre-season opener 9. By my very unscientific and sorta distracted stat-keeping, Tony Romo…
We began talking at 11:55 Thursday night and wrapped up some time after 1 Friday morning. But, what else did he have to do? “I’m just drivin’,” he said, “somewhere on I-45, a little closer to Dallas than Houston at this point, I believe.” He didn’t even think of flying…
Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End:*Only at a Cowboys’ training camp can you look on the sidelines one day and see the guys from Deadliest Catch and the next find a dork in an ill-fitting suit and bow…
10. To accommodate the veterans who will practice with the team for the first time tonight and to give those fans who get off work later a chance to see their ‘Boys, the team has moved its 2:30-5:30 practice this afternoon to 6:30-9:30 tonight at The Alamodome. Players like Doug Free…
The Cowboys’ biggest loss of the season started with a fist bump. While attractive free-agent defensive backs such as Eric Weddle, Dawan Landry and Johnathan Joseph were plucked by NFL teams during the first frantic days of post-lockout training camp, Dallas sat inexplicably idle. Fans who remember last year’s defense…
10. Impressed yesterday that — on a players day off — 6th-round draft choice and receiver Dwayne Harris was running sprints and routes. All by his lonesome. 9. Mat McBriar isn’t exactly Rob Ryan, but he’s departing pudgy and heading toward fat. McBriar pulled his hamstring running in last Wednesday’s conditioning…
This is what happens when, for the first time in a long time, the Cowboys have no sexy new faces at training camp. Seems every player Dallas signs has already played with Dallas. The hottest topic in San Antonio is … Tony Romo Dez Bryant Jay Ratliff’s weight the Dallas…
The Titanic. Waterworld. Joey Galloway as a Cowboy. The Dallas Wave. And now, finding his sheepish spot among the worst debuts in the history of ever: Mike Adams, Texas Ranger. Ugliest opening act on our baseball team since waaay back, well, actually, since Cliff Lee stunk it up by allowing three…
Still, long after we’ve realized that humans are no match for heat and that even football players aren’t indestructable super heroes, people are dying on football fields. Last week 14-year-old Tyquan Brantley collapsed and died in South Carolina and yesterday in Plano a football assistant coach died, apparently of heat exhaustion…
For a couple of anxious minutes last Friday the Cowboys thought they’d signed Nnamdi Asomugha. Then on Monday for a curious second we thought they’d acquired Bears’ receiver/returner Devin Hester. Huh is right. DallasCowboys.com sent out a text/Tweet yesterday announcing “Cowboys Sign Hester!” Hey, look, we all make mistakes. I make…
My 8-year-old has himself a new hobby: collecting baseball cards, which now involves semi-regular trips to Nick’s, where, last week, they told him the signed Curtis Wilkerson he found in an old box of Topps commons was real, all right, and worth a good … what … 25 cents? Ah…
Per the new collective bargaining agreement, the Cowboys are tweaking their San Antonio schedule. Today’s padded practice ends at 4:15 p.m. instead of 5:30. Off day is moved from Wednesday to tomorrow. Plan accordingly. 9. Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan keeps calling cornerback Orlando Scandrick “special.” As in, “He’s a special player.” Scandrick’s…
We’ve got the Mavericks dancers, the Cowboys cheerleaders and now — starting today — tryouts to be one of Texas Motor Speedway’s Great American Sweethearts. Like drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TMS is on the chase this summer, searching for the newest member of the Great American Sweethearts…
