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105.3 The Fan radio broadcasts are excellent. The radio team is genuinely good at painting a picture. Sometimes I prefer radio to TV because the call is more engaging.

Sell scenario should be off the table entirely. This ownership group spent $744M to win. Selling at the deadline would be a slap in the face to the fanbase.

WAR per dollar shows Semien as underpaid relative to his contract. How often can you say that about a $175M free agent? This front office hit on both Seager and Semien.

If you have kids, the Six Flags to Globe Life combo is an incredible day. Rides in the morning, baseball in the evening. My kids still talk about that day trip from last summer.

Ownership spending in bursts rather than sustained high payroll is concerning. Championships require sustained investment. One spending spree every 5 years is not enough.

Tampa Bay and Cleveland producing elite pitching on small budgets while the Rangers spent $500M on free agent arms is the cautionary tale. Development is cheaper and more sustainable.

Truck Yard in the summer with a cold beer and a Rangers game on the outdoor screen is one of the best things about living in Dallas. Low-key perfect evening.

$744M in free agency spending resulting in a championship is the most direct cause-and-effect in recent baseball history. Ownership spent the money and it worked. Period.

Alex Rodriguez is the most talented player on this list and it is not even debatable. A shortstop hitting .305 with 52 home runs in a season. The controversy is real but the talent was generational.

The cheating scandal is why this rivalry has real teeth. Other rivalries are based on proximity. This one is based on proximity plus genuine resentment. Those 2017 Houston numbers were fake and everyone knows it.

I went to a Rangers game in August 2019 at the old Globe Life Park. It was 104 degrees. I lasted 4 innings before going inside to the concourse. The roof is not a controversy — it is a necessity.

That RHP throwing 97-99 with a slider is going to be special. 130 Ks in 98 innings at High-A is elite level stuff. The timeline says 2027 but if he keeps dominating, he could be fast-tracked.

WAR-based valuation showing him as a bargain is the analysis that matters. 5.2 WAR at $32.5M per year when the market rate is $8-9M per win is genuinely underpaid. We got a discount.

Warning confirmed on the 3rd base day game sun. I got scorched at a 1 PM Sunday game in July sitting in section 28. Even with the roof closed, the sun penetrates through the side panels.

Sections 231-237 upper deck behind home plate is the cheat code. $20 for a legitimate good view of the game. I have sat in $150 lower deck seats that were worse because of the angle.

If this team is within striking distance at the deadline, they HAVE to go get a starter. The 2023 window is still open but it will not stay open forever. Seager and Semien are not getting younger.

The offense will score runs. That has never been the question with this group. Seager, Semien, and the supporting cast are elite. The question is whether the pitching can hold a 5-4 lead in the 7th inning.

Hard agree on the pizza being terrible. I made that mistake in my first game at Globe Life and have not gone back. The BBQ options are right there — why would anyone choose pizza?

The brisket egg rolls are NOT overhyped. I have tried to find a flaw and cannot. Perfectly fried, real brisket, great sauce. Best stadium food item in Texas.

The Game 7 win in Houston was the sweetest moment for any Rangers fan alive. After years of the Astros owning this division, going into their building and winning 11-4 in a clinching game was poetic justice.

Development of second-round picks is where the coaching staff will earn its legacy. With limited cap space, the Mavs need homegrown cheap talent. If the coaches can develop 2-3 rotation players from the draft, that is as valuable as any free agent signing.

The player-centric offensive philosophy is the right call when you have Luka. You do not run the Princeton offense when you have a generational talent. You give him the ball and build around his gravity.

The Dirk comparison is inevitable. Dirk stayed 21 years. If Luka stays even half that long, his legacy in this city will be cemented alongside Dirk forever.

Luka choosing to sign the supermax and stay in Dallas is the most important moment in franchise history since Dirk. He could have gone to New York or Los Angeles. He chose us. That loyalty matters.

A 30-11 home record versus 20-21 on the road is the kind of split that makes home court advantage in the playoffs critical. An extra home game in a 7-game series could be the difference.

1.08 PPP on pick-and-rolls is absurd. The league average is 0.93. That gap is massive when compounded over an entire season. This is the most efficient single action in basketball right now.