Neftali Feliz will pitch Wednesday night in Frisco. But if it’s up to him, he’ll never pitch in the Rangers’ starting rotation. While Texas continues to blow games — yesterday it was Darren Oliver allowing Hideki Matsui’s 10th-inning homer in a 5-4 loss — and erase the warm-n-fuzzies from the…
10. Don’t lie, you thought it was over. When the Lakers started the second half on a 7-0 run — thanks to some bone-headed play by DeShawn Stevenson — and pushed the lead to 16 you went to bed, didn’t you? Dallas’ comeback last night might have been even more improbable that…
Some of us have waited 23 years to “Beat L.A.!” Sorry, I don’t see it happening in 2011 either. When the Lakers and Mavs begin their best-of-seven Western Conference Semifinal series tonight at 9:30 in Staples Center, there is an undeniable fact that overrides any and all X’s and O’s: The…
10. When I first heard President Obama was making an emergency announcement at 9:30 on a Sunday night, my first thought was … asteroid. Then aliens. Then NFL lockout. Then Osama Bin Laden. And somewhere along the process I figured it was just a ploy to interrupt Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice…
10. The pick of Southern Cal offensive lineman Tyron Smith isn’t sexy, but it’s savvy. Thumbs up. And he says he doesn’t like jewelry. Two thumbs up. 9. Fifth-rounder and former Cedar Hill star Josh Thomas is physical and a good tackler in the secondary, but you wonder about a four-year…
[jump] *For all the Mavs’ fascination and obsession with beating the Lakers, the teams haven’t met in the playoffs in 23 years. It was 1988 when the Mavs — led by Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman and Roy Tarpley — pushed the eventual champs to a Game 7 at The Forum. Bad…
[jump] 5. Dumbest moment of the night: Sheen, wearing a CBS — “Can’t Beat Sheen” — T-shirt, bragged that “I got fired because I told my boss to fuck off.” Inexplicably, the crowd cheered. Some stood and cheered. Yeah, ‘cuz nobody’s gonna pay me $2 million an episode for a TV…
The Mavericks are 0-4 in Portland’s Rose Garden this season. All-time they are 18-46 in Portland, including 1-8 in the playoffs. They lost Games 3 and 4 of this first-round series. Since 2006 they are a putrid 2-17 in road playoff games. The Blazers, meanwhile, have won 12 of their last 13 at…
The Cowboys need help at safety. Their 2010 pass defense was the worst in the 50-year history of the storied franchise and two culprits were Gerald Sensabaugh and Alan Ball. Problem: The Cowboys won’t take a safety with the 9th pick in tonight’s NFL Draft. Why? Because only UCLA’s Rahim…
We should really be used to this shit. In 1993, the Mavericks were 3-38 at the All-Star break. They managed to do one game worse the following year. In 1995, in a game at Reunion Arena, there was a jump ball near Cleveland’s defensive basket. Confused, the Cavaliers’ Michael Cage…
Now that the ridiculous birthers have their precious document, what to do with their time-wasting energy? UPDATE: What. The. What?! Dawg Pound over Dog Killer. Maybe aim their misguided anger at the video gaming industry, because at 3 this afternoon I suspect Michael Vick will be unveiled as the cover…
You know it’s a series when the towel-wavers are going at it. Mavs-Blazers has been relatively friendly. Portland coach Nate McMillan snapped at the refs after Game 1. Mavs owner Mark Cuban was hit in the face by a plastic straw during Game 3 and Brandon Roy pissed off all of…
As much as we’d all like to hear it, NFL commish Roger Goodell isn’t going to finish that sentence with “Patrick Peterson. Cornerback. LSU.”That’s because Peterson will likely be taken in the top seven picks of Thursday night’s NFL Draft, and Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said yesterday he doesn’t…
Let me start off by saying I’m making zero correlation between Colby Lewis’ rough 5th inning last night and his recent sojourn to California to attend the birth of his second child. But let me continue by saying I’m starting to get worried. Why? Because — even though it’s early…
Was talking to Cowboys’ long-snapper L.P. Ladouceur yesterday when the news broke: “Judge Susan Nelson rules for players. Lockout to be lifted.”Him: “What does that mean? We’re back to work tomorrow?”Me: “Um, I’m not sure.” At the time — as usual — I felt like an uninformed dork, clueless to…
10. There was a time when the Mavs going 3 of 17 on 3-pointers in a playoff game meant certain doom. Last night, Dallas didn’t shoot particularly well, but it defended and rebounded. Wow did it rebound, to the tune of +12, +11 at the offensive end. 9. Turns out Brandon Roy’s…
Finally, a Tweet from Cowboys’ receiver that we can sink our teeth into. This from Dez Bryant last Friday night at 11:28: Just finished eating with chase crawford,Tony romo Keith and Aundre gurode…had a good time Not real sure about hanging out with Chace Crawford considering his little legal problem from…
A couple times this year I’ve questioned manager Ron Washington’s use — overuse? — of Rangers’ releiver Neftali Feliz. Like in the season opener, when Wash inserted Feliz to get the final three outs of a 9-5 win. And two days later when Feliz again pitched in a four-run win…
8. We can talk about Brandon Roy’s constant ravaging of Dallas on isolation plays, but to me the biggest possession of the game came with the Mavs up 67-44 late in the third quarter. Instead of a simple bounce pass to a wide-open and cutting Peja Stojakovic that would’ve pushed the lead…
Whether you’ve reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt’s End: *And then, after Jesus had died on the cross and was buried in his tomb, some rabbits rummaged through a nearby picnic and ate a bunch of chocolate and candy. Powered by a sugar high, the…
10. As we suspected, Portland’s team is pretty salty. But their fans suck. Booing Mark Cuban is cool. Throwing shit at him is lame. 9. The Mavs are the NBA’s best road team the last two regular seasons, but they’re now 2-14 in their last 16 playoffs games away from…
“Earring-wearing Gay wad.” “Goddamned Moron.” “Ignoramus.” “Troll.” “Idiot.” “Devil’s spawn.” “A product of cousins breeding with cousins.” And my personal favorite: “Jackass.” In the past 24 hours, this bouquet of compliments has been hurled at me — all because I want what’s best for my favorite baseball team, the Texas Rangers…
