Looks like the Dallas Cowboys have a little competition for attention around here this summer.
The Texas Rangers not only lead the American League West by 8½ games, by far the biggest lead of all divisional races in the bigs, but the team is running neck-and-neck with the Cowboys in terms of media coverage and TV ratings.
Wednesday night's game against the New York Yankees is just about sold out. According to a release from the Rangers, the only remaining seeats come with an obstructed view or a solo fan because of scattered individual tickets. All reserved seats have been spoken for, and the remaining standing-room only tickets — $15 — go on sale at the ticket windows at Rangers Ballpark.
Folks headed to the game, first pitch at 7:05, need to leave about, oh, now, because of anticipated heavy traffic along Interstate 30.
Over on the television side of the coin, last night's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees averaged an 8.0 rating over the course of 10 innings in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It peaked with an 11.0 rating, or 281,000 homes, from 10-10:15 p.m., and obliterated the previous high of 6.9 set Sept. 16, 1998 vs. Anaheim.
The Cowboys vs. Bengals Hall of Fame game to open the preseason logged a 7.6 overnight rating.
If the Rangers can beat the Cowboys, they can beat anybody. Do you believe?
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Bruce Felps owns and operates East Dallas Times, an online community news outlet serving the White Rock Lake area.
