Rangers Rebounding Despite Marcus Semien

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WHITTS END: 5.20.22 *Stereotypes stick. Come Hell, high water, sports succe s or 40 dang years. Was reminded of this twice recently: In the NBA Playoffs, and in of all places Greece.After the Dallas Mavericks administered that epic Game 7 shellacking of the Phoenix Suns, the TNT studio crew began talking about heading to Dallas for Western Conference Finals Games 3-4. As they did, Shaquille ONeal donned a black cowboy hat. Because, ya know, he was going to fit in to a culture that still wears boots, ride horses and parties with six-shooters (well, unfortunately, that last part is all too true).Shaq knows better.Once upon a time he owned a house in Plano. When in town for a Mavs game he hangs out at Hotel Zaza in Uptown, where the parking lot is filled not with mustangs but Maseratis. But it doesnt stop him or TNT from advancing the Dallas-is-a-country-city narrative.Same with NFL TV opens that nauseatingly show clips of grazing longhorns, as if they are our pet of choice. DFW Alex Wilson Jersey s Stetson stereotype has traveled, and preserved.While in Greece last week on vacation, I cant tell you how many times I endured this reaction when I informed a local I was from Dallas: Oh, J.R. Ewing?! It is 2022. The signature Who Shot J.R.? episode of aired Nov. 21, 1980.*With the Mavs captivating DFW, the Texas Rangers picked a bad time to be good. While almost no one noticed, they salvaged a Keon Broxton Jersey 6-14 start with an 11-5 surge that had them flirting with .500. Id love to break down Martin Perez pitching and Kole Calhouns slugging, but Im fascinated-on-the-verge-of-obse sed with Marcus Semien hitting 45 homers last season and yes, still this season.As a Ranger he has been to the plate 153 times without leaving the yard. We wouldve lost a ton a money betting against that.Kole CalhounCorey SeagerTaylor Hearn *I smell trouble: Given their math of subtractions (Amari Cooper) outweighing additions (James Washington) this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys arent as good a football team as the one that walked off the field after the Wild Card lo s to the 49ers. Meanwhile, Maybe Philly has simply “won the offseason.” But Cowboys fans have a reason to be a bit envious of the go-for-it approach. *As impre sive as it was that Luka Doncic had more points than Devin Booker, more rebounds than Deandre Ayton, more a sists than Chris Paul and more steals than Mikal Bridges in Game 7 against the Suns, featured more turnovers (7) than hoops (6).If that trend continues, you can break out the brooms.*Nick Saban is right about NIL deals monkeying with college recruiting. But the Alabama coach is , two guys with egos big enough to fight back. *Three thumbs-up to Greece. The weather is 55-75 with zero humidity. The people are comfortable in Jhoulys Chacin Jersey their own skin, unaffected by other peoples opinion of their fashion, etc. Its uber safe, thanks to a scarcity of guns (youre 12 times more likely to get shot in the U.S.).Despite Giannis Greek Freak Antetokounmpo being in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, sports werent at all prevalent.Before and after every meal they serve you Ouzo, which takes like a clear shot of Jgermeister and makes you not care about weather or guns or fashion or sports or anything but having a good time.Oh, and the views? Did I mention the view? Santorini is breathtaking.Scroll to Continue*. *. *If you dare look ahead to a NBA Finals Mavs matchup against the Celtics or Heat, find optimism in that Dallas went 3-1 against them this season with a win in both road games. The only lo s to the Heat on opening night came six months ago. *Jerry Jones says he wouldnt sell the Cowboys for $10 billion, or any amount. Ever. Dont blame him. Whats a guy with more money than he can ever spend gonna do with more money? Instead, Jones who will turn 80 in October has something pricele s.Something all of us young or old yearn for: a reason to get out of bed and be excited. To Jones, the Cowboys are a Fountain of Youth. Some people lose that zest and that carrot of motivation at 60, 50, 40 even 30. Hell have it until his dying breath, at which point hell have the peace of mind knowing its being transferred to son Stephen, who somebody will pa s it on to Jerry Jr., then John Stephen, and so on.Adolis GarciaMartin PerezSalvaging a season? *Since we are subjected to usele s sideline reporters babbling on about some prefabricated featurette about a players favorite restaurant that could easily be communicated via the three-person announcing crew, lets add another reporter that might actually be useful. Weve got refs on hand for controversial calls. Even kicking experts on the field for NFL games.Its time to have a doctor on duty.Next time Dak Prescott strains his calf or Luka ince santly rubs his shoulder, TV networks should give a microphone to a licensed medical profe sional who can accurately and immediately tell us the injury and the prognosis.Sooner or later itll happen, and you heard it here first. *My former radio partner suffered a heart attack this week. But sounds like Greggo Blank Jersey is going to survive and be back to his grumpy self in no time. Godspeed.*This is the NBA Playoffs, where every game is meaningful, every shot pivotal, every po se sion fought for and drama drips from the final seconds. Or its a bizarro time of year for blowouts.The margins of the Mavs last four games: 30, 27, 33, 25. They havent played a game decided in the final minute since Utahs Bojan Bogdanovic mi sed that wide-open 3-pointer at the buzzer of Game 6 on April 28. * keeps getting worse with . Good man with great stories. He will be mi sed. *Remember Domingo Santana Jersey when we used to get excited about s swimsuit i sue? This year the cover model is *Im not saying Warriors fans are more pa sionate than DFWs precious MFFL. Im simply reporting that Game 1 on TNT drew a 9.3 rating in the Metroplex and a 17.8 in the Bay Area. *Special heated seats in Hades for the evil father-son duo of James and Bradley Nix, who not only scammed DFW investors out of millions of dollars but . Heart. Breaking. *Mavs mottos 2011: The Time Is Now; 2022: Time To Get Greedy. Thanks to GM Nico Harrison for this years mantra. *Remember a couple weeks back when my financial advisor scared me off investing in cryptocurrency . Sure enough, . Just, kaput. *This Weekend? Friday is for dinner with Big Brothers Big Sisters lil bro Ja before Mavs-Warriors Game 2. Saturday is for morning tennis before a c

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