Two Minute Warning for week of July 22-July 26

Well the weekend is finally here. Let's take a look back at what was this week in sports.

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*This week started off for the Rangers on a good note. Texas sent Justin Grimm, Michael Olt, and two prospects to the Chicago Cubs in exchanged for pitcher Matt Garza. Garza started on Wednesday night against the Yankees, going 7.1 innings allowing no earned runs and picking up the win in a Rangers 3-1 victory over New York. Good trade for the Rangers right here. Garza is a front of the line pitcher. There's no guarentee that the prospects will ever pan out, Justin Grimm has been just awful on the mound, and Michael Olt was never going to see regular playing time in Texas due to the superstar Adrian Beltre patrolling the third baseline. This was a good trade for Texas, who needed pitching help. Now they need to go after a bat. Reports are that they are looking into Chicago White Sox' Alex Rios, San Francisco Giant and Arlington-native Hunter Pence, and Seattle Mariner Kendrys Morales. Today we hear from MLB Insider Jon Heyman that the Rangers have also had internal discussions about bringing back former Ranger Michael Young (didn't I say the Rangers should trade for Young? Hmmm believe I did.). The trade deadline is on Wednesday. It will be interesting to see what happens between now and then.

*Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun was suspended on Monday (7-22) for the remainder of the 2013 season (65 games). He received 50 games for violating the league's drug policy and 15 games for his actions during his grievance when he was going through the appeals process in October of 2011. Braun's suspension raises the question of "Who is next?" All signs are pointing to Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. It's rumored that baseball executives are mulling over a lifetime ban for Rodriguez, who admitted to taking steroids from 2001 to 2003 when he played with the Texas Rangers. Since his admittance, his name has surfaced on a couple different potential lists, including the Biogenesis Clinic list in Miami. The lifetime ban would definitely be warranted and deserved in my opinion. Rodriguez seems to be the kind of person that can't learn from his mistakes.

*The Cowboys got underway at Training Camp in Oxnard, California this week. Biggest news of the week was that the stadium was no longer going to be called "Cowboys Stadium" but rather "AT&T Stadium." Call me old fashion, but I believe in the mystique of stadium names. When you hear the words "Yankee Stadium" you immediately think of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle. When you hear the words "Texas Stadium" you immediately think Roger Staubach, Drew Pearson, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman, and Emmitt Smith. Too many stadiums have dumb names and they change so frequently that you can never identify the team's history with the stadium. I love the deal for the Cowboys in the sense that it will bring a lot more money to the team that, hopefully, Jerry Jones will use to bring in good players.But I think Jerry messed up by taking "Cowboys" out of the stadium name.



*We learned this week at Cowboys training camp that the defensive line has taken a beating injury-wise. Several defensive linemen have fallen to various injuries during the first week, prompting the Cowboys to sign 2 defensive linemen yesterday (7-25) to add depth. I guess if you are going to get hurt, it's better now at the beginning of training camp than it is in the middle of the season. Cowboys kick off their preseason schedule on August 4th against the Miami Dolphins in Canton, Ohio at the Hall Of Fame game.



There ya go folks. The two minute warning is complete for this week. I'll be back on Monday with another blog. You can also see my blog at www.sports1460espn.com Check us out on Sports Talk 1460 ESPN.