Jamey Newberg's Newberg Report Covering The Texas Rangers from top to bottom http://www.newbergreport.com Octoberfest . . . and a November note. It was a really good sports night (one NBA moment notwithstanding), in what has been a bad sports month.

For me, at least.

Some of you are Cubs fans. I know that. And you we …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4475 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4475 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 8:36:51 Not long ago. In this week’s episode of “This Is Us,” an oddly cameoing Sylvester Stallone says, at one point in the story:

“In my experience, there’s no such …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4474 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4474 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 9:6:40 The unwelcomeness of the beginning. Two years ago today, the Rangers went up to Toronto and, though outhit by the Blue Jays, capitalized often and put five runs on David Price’s ledger, winning their ALDS  …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4473 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4473 Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:47:9 The heartbreakers.

So this is the last song

In a series

Titled “How you broke my heart.”

* * *

In college I lived, one year, in a part of Austin that was largely residentia …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4472 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4472 Thu, 5 Oct 2017 8:14:33 Nigh. The season ends in a couple days.

Practically speaking, it was over a couple weeks ago.

Mathematically, however, the Rangers were done, once and for all, on Tuesday.

I was  …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4471 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4471 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 8:18:47 Two thousand four words.

Globe Life Field.

Life.

 …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4470 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4470 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 6:18:30 Elevens. In this July 16 entry, we talked about the four categories that MLB’s 30 clubs occupy with regard to spending limits on the J2 class (that is, international free agents  …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4469 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4469 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:3:43 Last rites. They’d won four of five, five of seven, seven of 10, and many of them handily — they’d needed only one save in those seven wins, and that was in a game t …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4468 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4468 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:7:54 Anniversaries. It was 23 years ago today when I started a job that didn’t involve ringing up groceries or tutoring math or official scorekeeping or resident-assisting or courthouse-run …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4467 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4467 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 8:27:32 Garlic, and other odors. It doesn’t get just a whole lot better than going to a ballgame with your kid, or your friends, or your kid and his friends.

The perfect green and the earthy brown and  …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4466 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4466 Sun, 10 Sep 2017 8:54:11 Wins and losses and how you respond. I miss doubleheaders.

Last night’s brutal second inning notwithstanding, Wednesday was a really good baseball day, and not just because of Elvis Andrus and Will Middleb …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4462 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4462 Thu, 7 Sep 2017 8:35:45 Is Willie Calhoun forcing the Rangers to go oppo? Though things don’t always play out as planned, if I can manage it I generally try to get to work on the Bound Edition each year on Labor Day weekend. There’s the  …]]> http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4460 http://www.newbergreport.com/article.asp?articleid=4460 Mon, 4 Sep 2017 10:44:17