WHITT'S END 10.7.22:*Texas Rangers have so perfected the unenviable art of being celebration fodder that they should turn Globe Life Field into an Airbnb.Everyone uses their house to throw a party.While not winning diddly squat in GLF, the Rangers 2-year-old home has already hosted a World Series clincher (Los Angeles Dodgers), an AL Central Division championship (Cleveland Guardians), two no-hitters (Joe Musgrove of the San Diego Padres and the Yankees Corey Kluber) and Judges historic dinger.The Rangers are 64-75 in three seasons acro s the street from where they made back-to-back appearances in the World Series 11 years ago. Biggest crowd in GLF history: 38,832 for Aaron Judges No. 62. *Memo to ESPN: Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Jayson Werth Jersey Maher is on pace to break a football record thats stood for three decades! It's time for him to be "Judge'd." Maher, 10 of 11 this season, is averaging 2.5 made field goals per game. At this rate, hell smash the record for most makes in a season in the NFC by a right-footed kicker. That current albeit extremely filtered mark is 40, set by the Arizona Cardinals Neil Rackers in 2005. Maher is on pace for 42. David Akers of the San Francisco 49ers holds the NFL record of 44 established in 2011 but, alas, hes a lefty. Like ESPN disingenuously did with Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa during its breathle s coverage of New York Yankees slugger Judge, lets all pretend his field-goal record somehow doesnt count in an effort to make Mahers chase seemingly more important. While cramming down our throats the most home runs hit in the American League but only the seventh-most all-time in baseball, ESPN taught us that we should really, really, really care Michael A. Taylor Jersey about records that fit a narrative, cater to a big market and serve as a promo for upcoming broadcasts. Micro-categorization be damned. Therefore, Im absolutely expecting live break-ins of every time Maher lines up for a field goal on his magical pursuit of history. (with four already) to obliterate the NFL record of 10 50+yard field goals in a single season. Get those split-screens ready. *Remember that radio industry source that whispered to me that and then it ? Well, same source says the roster shuffling isnt over. First of all, Im told that long-time Ticket producer Danny Balis will join The Freak once his non-compete clause expires. Pretty common sensical to connect those dots. But, bigger and more surprising, Ticket midday hosts Jake Kemp and Dan McDowell are seriously considering bolting for The Freak in early 2023. Again, I wont believe it until I hear it, but *Rangers didnt get any better after firing manager Chris Woodward in August. In fact they got worse, going 51-63 (.447) under him and only 17-31 (.354) with interim Tony Beasley Shawn Kelley Jersey . Their real problem, of course, was horrendous pitching. .*While the Dallas Mavericks are justifiably amped by the 21-point preseason debut of 20-year-old rookie , just wait until you get a load of Victor Wembanyama. The 18-year-old Frenchman will undoubtedly be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He can block shots. He can dribble coast-to-coast. He can finish at the rim. He made seven 3-pointers in a game this week. Hes unfathomably fluid. And, oh by the way, hes . Its like Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo had a son. Game. Changer. *Not only is Texas-OU getting the dreaded downgrade to an 11 a.m. kickoff Saturday at the Cotton Bowl, is also suffering the embarra sment of taking a back seat to TCU vs. Kansas. While ESPNs is in Lawrence this weekend for that battle of shocking Big 12 unbeatens, the Longhorns and Sooners will be an early-morning undercard featuring both teams unranked for the first time since 1998. OU has surrendered a whopping 96 points in two conference lo ses. SEC offenses are licking their chops. *All together now, Were not a sports station! Thats the brand me saging coming out of The Freak after its launch this week. But it is, of course, radio rubbish. Now, I dont blame station hosts for trying to position their new endeavor as a unique format sans peers and, therefore, competitors. Any move to avoid a ratings war with The Ticket is a shrewd move. But also a transparent one.Scroll to Continue Just because you dont talk sports 24/7 doesnt make you a sports station. On The Ticket, you can hear entertainment news from Corby Davidson. On The Fan, Shan Shariff often divulges grilling expertise. In , I regularly veer off into social rants. Does any of that disqualify us as sports entities? Nope. If its not careful The Freak will turn into papa Cleo in Sifting through the operations manual of the golden arches, cooking hamburgers, serving Smiley Meals, and Austin Voth Jersey then mixing in a salad in order to claim McDowells is nothing like McDonalds. The Freaks format feels like part Live 105.3, part and part sports. Which merely makes it Ticket Jr. In The Freaks imaging are the voices and faces of local and national sports stars.The Freak's overnight 12 a.m.-7 a.m. network programming is all sports.The Freaks original since edited Twitter bio boasted itself a sports station and its social media specifically targets another sports station. Surprise! The Ticket. If the station is as the hosts claim reinventing the radio wheel to free-form talk shows about nothing, why didnt they go out and hire Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer? Instead, its befuddling strategy brought together a couple of women and a bunch of bearded white dudes with like 100 years of combined experience on sports stations. If The Freak isnt a sports station, on Monday it wont be talking Cowboys-Rams. Spoiler alert: It will.*. * . *Its way early, but Cowboys are playing their best defense in 50 years. ? Last time they held their first four opponents under 20 points they Koda Glover Jersey were led by five players destined for the Ring of Honor; three for Canton. *If it feels like the Mavs lost Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals but you had to stew over the Cowboys Wild Card lo s all dang year, youre both right. When the Mavs tip-off their new season Oct. 19 at the Phoenix Suns, it will have been only 146 days since their May 26 elimination at the hands of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The Cowboys, meanwhile, had to sit for a long, cold 238 days between the Jan. 16 lo s to the San Francisco 49ers and the Sept. 11 season opener. The Dallas Stars offseason wait will end at 151 days when they drop the puck in their 2023 opener next week. And next time we see the Rangers will be in 176 days, when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day March 30, 202