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The Schottenheimer Era Begins
After much speculation and rumor spreading, in a move that surprised quite a few and excited only immediate family members, the Cowboys...
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Jan 26, 20251 min read
Results Are In
By now you probably know who was voted into the Hall of Fame this year. As I predicted a couple of days ago Ichiro Suzuki and Billy...
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Jan 22, 20252 min read
The Rich Get Richer
Have I mentioned lately how much I dislike the Dodgers? They’re not as high on the hate meter as the Astros, but they’re getting close....
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Jan 21, 20251 min read
Who Will Make The Cut ?
Tomorrow evening the Baseball Hall of Fame will release the vote totals for this year’s HOF Class. Many of the writers who are eligible...
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Jan 20, 20253 min read
Last Chance For The Voters
I’m talking about the voters for the Baseball Hall of Fame. There will be more to say about this group in a few days; For now, I just...
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Jan 18, 20252 min read
The Dirty Dozen
The NFL Playoffs begin this weekend. There is plenty of information available about the eight teams that are still playing. Just to be...
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Jan 18, 20253 min read
What A Bunch Of Losers
There are 14 teams competing to win the Super Bowl. I will give you a reason that each team could lose, Steelers, Commanders, Buccaneers...
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Jan 9, 20252 min read
S M Who
That’s what some people were calling the Mustangs when they were included in the 12 team college football playoff. And they did get blown...
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Jan 8, 20251 min read
Running Backs
Ezekiel Elliot must be very confused. He asked to be released from the Cowboys because he wanted to be in the playoffs. He obviously...
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Jan 6, 20252 min read
Observations From A Meaningless Game
Some might take offense with me calling a Cowboys game meaningless, but realistically most of their games this year have fit the...
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Jan 5, 20252 min read
Ring In A Ranger New Year
The last time we updated the Rangers roster was just before Christmas. We mentioned there was still work to be done. Sure enough a couple...
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Jan 4, 20252 min read
Christmas List
Santa has come and gone. After he finished his milk and cookies at our house he accidentally left behind part of his list. Thought you...
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Dec 25, 20241 min read
Ranger Roster Reshaping
I previously mentioned the transactions that our Texas Rangers have made recently (Eovaldi, Webb and Burger) but forgot to include the...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
Everyone Loves A Good Burger
Baseball’s Winter Meetings wrapped up with most of the attention centered on Juan Soto and his 765+ million dollar contract with the...
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Dec 16, 20241 min read
Hall Of Fame Rant
This is not a rant that is worthy of the hall of fame; it’s a rant about the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. This old Coot gets riled...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
Thanksgiving Surprise
When Abraham Lincoln was President his son asked him to spare the life of a turkey that was supposed to be dinner. Lincoln decided to let...
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
Mavs Update
On a night when Kyrie and Klay (the K klub) combined to only hit 4 of 19 shots, and the team had 25 turnovers and 14 missed free throws,...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
The Boys Are Still Breathing
Last week I was prepared to conduct an autopsy on the Dallas Cowboys but the patient is still alive. In a historically crazy fourth...
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Dec 2, 20242 min read
Excess Syllablation
In a post game interview last week, Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon said that his team had played “complimentarary football”. Why...
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Nov 24, 20241 min read
Tragedy Avoided at Jerry’s World
As the roof was being opened a little while before the Cowboys took the field against the Texans a large piece of sheet metal fell to the...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
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