The Best Dallas - Fort Worth Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans (Best Sports Arguments)

100 great sports debates for each city-from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans-the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? —Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! —Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. —They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. —And the debates go on! 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