Whether you're at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt's End
*Jason Garrett admits "We haven't run the ball well enough and we haven't ran the ball enough." DeMarco Murray suggests "It's something the coaches are going to have to talk about and discuss." Despite the change to Bill Callahan as play-caller and a supposed shift of emphasis to the running game, Tony Romo has thrown 91 passes through two games (4th-most in the NFL). There are 15 running backs and 1 quarterback with more rushing yards than your Cowboys. At what point does Murray shoulder some of the blame? I detail the problems over at
NBC 5's Blue Star Blog.
*Sure, Rangers. Erupt for seven runs with spot-starter Alexi Ogando on the mound after giving ace Yu Darvish absolutely nada in consecutive 1-0 losses. Any win is a good win - especially when it snaps a seven-game losing streak and bolsters Wild Card hopes. But, seriously, don't you think Yu witnessed all those crooked numbers on the scoreboard and grumbled "What the what?!" under his breath? In Japanese. So, something like ... screw it, I don't know Japanense.
*Lots of dangers on a football field.
Ants aren't supposed to be one of them. Sad.
*Johnny Goofball has won me over, at least as a football player. Sure he had a couple of throw-it-up-for-grabs lucky completions against Alabama. But it was pure skill and elite athleticism that even put him in a position to be lucky. And in two games against Nick Saban's vaunted defense, Manziel has completed 73% of his passes for 907 yards and seven touchdowns. That's legit. He's a bigger, better Doug Flutie. And that ain't bad.
*I root
against Walter White. He's a bad person who makes careless decisions and profits from putting deadly drugs on the streets. And I root
for Will McAvoy. He's a fair person who makes educated decisions and spews truths about being a Republican in 2013:
The problem is now I have to be homophobic. I have to count the number of times people go to church. I have to deny facts and think scientific research is a long con. I have to think poor people are getting a sweet ride. And I have to have such a stunning inferiority complex that I fear education and intellect in the 21st Century. But most of all, the biggest new requirement, really the only requirement, is that I have to hate Democrats. And I have to hate Chris Christie for not spitting on the President when got off Air Force One.
I know it's chic to get really emotional about A&E's gripping show, but to me
The Newsroom >
Breaking Bad. Smart and clever beats bold and violent on my TV every time. Even though it was clear Aaron Sorkin's latest episode was written as a series finale - Will proposes to MacKenzie, etc. - I'm thrilled the show will return to HBO for a third season next spring.
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*Look who I found. Had the TV on Fox Sports Southwest after the Rangers last night and, yep, there's Dave Barnett. He was hosting some some show called
Icons of Coaching. Great to see him in front of the camera. One of the strangest chapters in Rangers' history was his episode in San Diego on June 18, 2012, in which his brain briefly went haywire and he babbled for 15 seconds about a "botched robbery", "henchmen" and "fifth" base. Barnett went on medical leave, underwent a battery of tests that answered nothing (scary), then was fired as the team's broadcaster and replaced by the voice you hear today, Steve Busby.
*Rowdy - the huge sports nut, not the Cowboys' mascot - has been a friend/fan for years now. Loved him some
RAGE. Still loves him some Mavs and Rangers. He's got his own web site which ain't half-bad. And he's got an interesting take on GM Jon Daniels and his fave baseball team.
Goes something like this.
*I've actually heard football fans criticizing Wisconsin for its handling of the late-game clock in the controversial loss to Arizona State. No friggin' way. Setting up for a game-winning field goal, Wisconsin's quarterback took a knee and placed the ball on the ground. The referees, inexplicably, allowed an Arizona State player to dive on the ball and generally waste 10 seconds milling about before lining up. Pure robbery. The Pac 12 agrees, and publicly reprimanded the officials. Not sure there's any other way to see it.
*If you have "controversial" in front of your chosen profession of "boxing judge,"
you probably should step down. Especially if you watched Mayweather-Alvarez ringside and somehow scored it a draw.
*After eight days in which they never even led, Rangers had one of those nights last night in Florida. Rays' bombs detonated on the warning track. Leonys Martin fisted an opposite-field double that squirted just inside the bag at third. Rangers tied a tourniquet on the hemorrhaging. It happens. And it was long overdue.
*Speaking of baseball, I think batters should be forced to wear their protective armor on the bases if they're going to wear it at the plate. No getting to 2nd and then calling timeout to take off a junkyard worth of pads and plastic.
*For Halloween you can totally dress up as a dead, bloody, ravaged human. But a dead dog as prop? Poor taste. Department stores like Wal-Mart, Sears and Amazon
began pulling a grotesque, skinned dog-on-a-chain prop after animal activists pressured them to stop selling even the thought of fake animal cruelty. Even in my warped mind there is a line, and this crossed it.
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*Just because we're Whitt's End-ing it this week doesn't mean I've forgotten what day it is. No, not hump day. It's White Truck Wednesday, fool. Well, isn't it? Damn sure is. For example, a drunk driver slammed into several parked cars in his ...
White Truck.
*Ron Washington says he's concerned about his job. Should be. I'm not saying he should be fired. As I've noted before, his bats and his arms have been depleted by off-season moves, suspensions and injuries. But at some point we've got to look at Wash as the skipper of a ship that choked in the '11 World Series, that choked away the AL West in '12 and is in the process of choking away the playoffs in '13. Since their epic loss in Game 6 to the Cardinals, the Rangers are 18-31 in September-October.
*Turns out I'm a horrible judge of character. Ex-wife. Former radio partner. Friend to whom I loaned money. And business partner. Too trusting I am.
*Actual Tweet from my brother - @RogerRabbit08 - in the wake of Chiefs 17, Cowboys 16:
I hate the Cowboys. Why can nothing ever go right? Ugh. I hate life. He'll be watching Sunday. Gare-Rown-Teed.
*Heard a guy today refer to it as a "commode." When did it change to being a "toilet"? Begs the question, why does shit gotta change?
*Today? Off to Fort Worth for Pizza Buzzin'. Tonight I'll try to catch up on Jon Stewart and Daniel Tosh while keeping an eye on a potential Rangers' winning streak. Don't be a stranger.
