The Best Dallas - Fort Worth Sports Arguments (The Best Sports Arguments)

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
Leading Off......Page 14
Is DFW the Best Place for a Sports Fan to Live?......Page 15
Who Should be on a Mount Rushmore of DFW Sports......Page 18
What was the Bigger Stunner: Mavs-Warriors in May 2007 or the Jimmy-Jerry Divorce in February 1994?......Page 22
What was the Best Trade Made by a DFW Team?......Page 25
What Highlight Involving a DFW Team Do You Never Get Tired of Watching?......Page 28
What Moment Makes You Most Want to Hurl a Brick at Your TV?......Page 32
Who Will You Never Forgive For Dissing Your Team?......Page 36
Best Local Team Owner?......Page 39
Whose Start Sizzled More: Coach Avery Johnson or Tony Romo?......Page 42
If You Could Have Been at Any Game Ever Played Here, Which Would It Be?......Page 46
The Cowboys......Page 51
Are the Cowboys Really "America's Team"?......Page 52
Who Should Be in the Ring of Honor But Isn't?......Page 54
Who Was the Most Important "Triplet"?......Page 58
What Was Tom Landry's Best Team?......Page 60
What Was Jimmy Johnson's Best Team?......Page 64
Which Was Better: Landry's Best or Jimmy's Best?......Page 67
Dallas vs. New England: What's the Most Impressive Super Bowl Streak?......Page 68
Most Heart-Pounding Victory: Clint Longley on Thanksgiving or Emmitt Smith with One Arm?......Page 71
Toughest Loss: The Ice Bowl or the NFC Title Game in January 1995?......Page 75
What Was Better: The Original "Hail Mary" or Dorsett's 99-Yard TD Run?......Page 77
If You Could've Been at Any Game in Team History, Which Would It Have Been?......Page 80
Who is the Cowboy's Biggest Rival?......Page 85
Jerry Jones: Pro or Con?......Page 87
Tex Scrhamm Made Some Wild Draft Picks: Which Was His Best?......Page 89
Jerry Jones Has Made Some Wild Free-Agent Signings: Which Was His Worst?......Page 91
Was Terrell Owens's First Season Worth the Trouble He Caused?......Page 94
Is Bob Lilly Still "Mr. Cowboy"?......Page 97
Who was the Harder Hitter: Cliff Harris or Roy Williams?......Page 99
You Are Building Your All-Time Cowboys Squad.........Page 101
Who, Besides the Cheerleaders, Inspired More Cheers: Crazy Ray or Rowdy?......Page 108
The Mavericks......Page 110
The Rangers......Page 155
Will They Ever Get It Right?......Page 156
Will a Real Age Pitcher in his Prime Ever Play for the Rangers?......Page 159
Was the A-Rod Signing a Good Move at the Time?......Page 161
Who was the Bigger Bust: A-Rod or Chan Ho?......Page 163
What was Nolan Ryan's Biggest Feat as a Ranger?......Page 165
Who is the Best Player in Team History?......Page 169
Who was the Better Catcher: Pudge or Sundberg?......Page 171
Kenny Rogers: Jerk or Just Misunderstood?......Page 173
Should Rafael Palmeiro Be in the Hall of Fame?......Page 176
Why Did the Rangers Retire a Locker in the Visitor's Clubhouse?......Page 179
What was Worse: Giving Up on a Young Sammy Sosa or Acquiring an Aging Joe Canseco?......Page 181
If You Could've Been at any Game in Team History, Which Would It Have Been?......Page 184
Rangers Uniforms: Red or Blue?......Page 186
Who is the Rangers' Biggest Rival?......Page 187
What's the Most Bizarre Slice of Team History?......Page 188
Did Dirk Deserve the MVP After What Happened Against the Warriors?......Page 111
What Was the Best Club in Team History?......Page 113
Which Was the Best "Big Three"?......Page 118
Is It Fair to Compare Dirk Nowitzki to Larry Bird?......Page 120
Mark Cuban: Pro or Con?......Page 123
What Was Cuban's Finest Moment?......Page 126
Was Letting Steve Nash Go a Mistake... If So, Was it the Worst in Team History?......Page 129
Who Should Mavs Fans Savor Beating more: the Lakers or the Spurs?......Page 133
Who Had a Bigger Impact: Dick Motta or Don Nelson?......Page 137
Of all of Nellie's Wacky Moves, What was the Best?......Page 139
Who was the Worse Coach: Jim Cleamons or Quinn Buckner?......Page 142
Who were the Best-and Worst-Centers in Mavs History?......Page 144
Should the Mavs Have Taken Grant Hill Instead of Jason Kidd?......Page 147
Which Team Logo: The Old Cowboy Hat or the New Horse's Head?......Page 149
If You Could've Been at any Game in Team History, Which Would It Have Been?......Page 151
The Stars......Page 194
Can Dallas Be Called a Hockey Town?......Page 195
After Mike Modano, Who is the No. 2 Star?......Page 197
Belfour or Turco?......Page 200
If You Could've Been at any Game in Team History, Which Would It Have Been?......Page 202
Was the Stanley Cup-Winning Goal Legal?......Page 206
Who Had the Better Take on Hockey: Hull or Hitch?......Page 208
Did Anything Shine Brighter Than the Stars From 1998-2000?......Page 210
Was Ken Hitchcock Run Out of Town Too Soon?......Page 212
Did Mike Modano Get Enough Credit?......Page 214
What Team is the Stars' Biggest Rival?......Page 215
Colleges......Page 218
Which Big 12 Team Has the Most Passionate Alums in DFW?......Page 219
Why is the Texas-OU Game Staying at the Cotton Bowl?......Page 221
Is the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day Still a Big Game?......Page 223
Will SMU Ever  Get Over the Death Penalty?......Page 225
Will TCU Ever Be More Than a BCS Spoiler Ever Once in a While?......Page 227
Will Todd Dodge + North Texas = Southlake Carroll's Success?......Page 228
Who is the Best Player Ever to Come From a Local College?......Page 230
Fore!......Page 234
Would You Rather Have a Four-Day Pass to the Byron Nelson Classic or the Colonial Invitational?......Page 235
Who Was Better: Ben Hogan or Byron Nelson?......Page 238
What is the Best Local Course (High-roller edition)?......Page 241
What is the Best Local Course (Muni level)?......Page 243
Enders......Page 246
Who Disappointed You More: A-Rod, the Three Js or Bill Parcells?......Page 247
What's the Best Nickname of Any DFW Athlete?......Page 250
What's the Best Quote Ever Given by a DFW Athlete?......Page 254
What Stadium/Arena is the Best Place in DFW to Attend a Game?......Page 256
AAC or Reunion?......Page 260
Cotton Bowl or Texas Stadium?......Page 263
Arlington Stadium or the Ballpark in Arlington?......Page 265
What's the Signature Moment at Texas Motor Speedway?......Page 267
Does Anyone Care That There's an MLS Team in Frisco?......Page 269
Will Any of the Local MLS Players Ever Be More Popular than Tatu?......Page 271
What's the Best Local College Team in any Sport?......Page 272
What was the Best Sports Movie Filmed in the DFW Area?......Page 274
Which Team's Radio Crew is Worth Hearing While Watching a Game on TV?......Page 276
What's on Your Car Radio: The Ticket or ESPN Radio?......Page 278
Index......Page 280
About the Author......Page 302