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Steve Hartline  // Posts published by Steve Hartline

Should Rangers Extend A Contract To Cliff Lee?

Last night the Rangers tried to stop the bleeding that has gushed forth lately in Camden Yards against the Orioles by sending out Ace Cliff Lee to follow up a mercurial performance by  C.J. Wilson. The previous night Lewis performed at a personal best level in terms of strikeouts and completely shut down the Oriole’s...

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10 Aug Posted by Steve Hartline in Texas Rangers | 5 comments

Texas Rangers Success Not Certain

The Rangers still need to keep winning t insure a Division title and play-off berth. These are some questions that need addressing to insure that happens.

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23 Jul Posted by Steve Hartline in Texas Rangers | 1 comment

Rangers are built for the Title

You heard it here first: the Rangers can win it all. This season. This year. They have the players, the organization to support the team, the attitude and better yet the gumption and apparent team chemistry to get done what needs to get done to win the World Series. The only real obstacle will be...

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Roy Oswalt Needs To Become A Ranger

The Good News: The Texas Rangers are leading the AL West, and look poised to remain in contention through the long hot months of the summer. The Bad News: the pitching it seems does not hold up. Some veteran presence could shape and change that. The Rangers are winning despite leading the league in men...

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04 Jun Posted by Steve Hartline in Featured, MLB | Comments

Overturn Arrogant Call, Address Maverick Umpires

As everyone has heard by now, on June 2nd MLB umpire Jim Joyce prevented Detroit’s Armando Galarraga from garnering a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning against Cleveland by ruling that the Indians’ Jason Donald was safe on a bang-bang play at first. Instant replay of all angles has shown he made...

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Jerry Knows Best: Otherwise Blow It Up Dallas; Blow It All Up

So the bush league & fragile Mavericks just lost to the championship caliber Spurs in game 6 of Round One in the NBA play-offs. Are we suprised? nope. Once again the Pop managed ‘long of tooth yet short of losing spirit’ Spurs bested the hapless Mavericks, despite an underwhelming regular season record against the Mavs....

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Rangers Report Card: Games 11-20

On the surface, not much has changed in this the second of 16 installments of Rangers Report card. Over the current 10 game span (games 11-20), the Rangers have compiled a 4-6 record, and find themselves occupying last place all to themselves. During that time they completed an East Coast swing in which they lost...

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10 Game Report: Rangers Are Dog Paddling Into The Cellar

I’m late, but I like to review the season in 10 game spans.  It’ s a nice breakdown and ratio when it comes to MLB, as there are 162 games in a season, and if you quarter those it breaks down to 40.  Quarter those and you look at things in a ten game span....

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Rangers Biggest Concerns Coming out of Spring Training

The Rangers entered spring training in 2010 with many question marks about chemistry and makeup of the club that will take the field this season. And with the preseason more than half way complete, most of those remain. As it is every season, pitching is again a big concern. Can those that toe the rubber...

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Questions Remain About Ron Washinton’s Cocaine Confession

Most of us don’t know Ron Washington personally. All we do know of him is what has been reported by what former and current players say about him; and what we read and seen during the MLB Season concerning the Rangers. In relation to the former he is well respected, if not beloved. Regarding the...

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13 Jan Posted by Steve Hartline in dallas cowboys | Comments

A History of Dallas: The Story of Jones and His Generals

From the Book of Dallas, the Story of Jones: The reign of Jones in the Kingdom of Dallas has been filled with tales of many triumphs and tragedies, setbacks and successes. Those days have filled with periods of bounty and dominance, as well as sorrow and suffering. What follows is but a brief glimpse of...

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Dave Spadarro and Spitgate

The despicable behavior of one Philadelphia employee rallies the Cowboys fan base. There is no love lost between Philadelphia Eagles fans and Dallas Cowboy fans. For decades, beginning in the old three divisional NFC structure, the Cowboys and Eagles played each other twice a year in the NFC East. And the history of these contests...

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