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It’s Opening Day!

Posted on March 5th, 2009 8:01am by Evan Grant
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Welcome to our new little corner—the InsideCorner—of the intertube. Happy you could stop by. Now, let me tell you a little about what we hope to do here at InsideCorner. Mainly, we aim to cover sports. Or, as our pal Bob Sturm might say “sporty, sport sports.”

But before you go all “Yeah, just what we need in troubled times is another blog,” please think of us as a blog in two ways only:

1. The format is pretty darn useful.

2. You still get to make comments and tell me what a lousy job I am doing (no reason for our beloved Nancy to have that task all to herself).

For more about what you’ll find at InsideCorner, please jump with me.

Hopefully the differences between this and your typical sports blog will far outnumber the similarities. We aim to truly cover sports. You’ll find the equivalent of full game stories, breaking news stories and features here, along with the occasional pithy comment. You’ll find analysis (however skewed it may be) and hopefully some insight into the people who make Dallas such a great sports town. You’ll find me, Evan Grant, long-time veteran of the Dallas Morning News Rangers beat, along with a varied cast of characters. Mighty Mike Hindman, a veteran baseball blogger, will be a regular. As will Jeff Miller, formerly assistant sports editor of the Morning News. The D staff will drop by. And maybe even a few surprise guests along the way.

Our first priority is baseball coverage, mostly because that’s our passion. By the time many of you read this, I’ll be on the big bird headed to Surprise, Ariz., for spring training. We’ll be live blogging this afternoon’s game, answering as many questions as we can and getting you caught up on the first couple of weeks of spring training. And we’ll stick around to the end, getting you ready for the Rangers’ opener on April 6 against Cleveland.

Please don’t think of this as simply a baseball blog, either. The media business is in a state of transition right now and our staff of many personalities, but few bodies, hopes to keep you informed and up to date on everything that makes this such a vibrant sports market.

So, go ahead, throw out a first pitch. Let us know what you’d most like to know about the Rangers. We’ll be back shortly with lots more.

Thanks for coming by. We hope to make InsideCorner a regular stop for you.

60 Comments to “It’s Opening Day!”

Nancy Nichols @ March 5th, 2009 at 8:12 am

Welcome, Grumpy. Glad to have you wearing a D uni.
Tim Rogers @ March 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am

I second that emotion. The stripes are slimming.
Jared @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:11 am

Very, very exciting news! Glad to see Evan and MJH having an outlet with backing. Really look forward to your report from Surprise Evan.
MIke Rhyner @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:15 am

this is some of the most bitchin’ news that could happen on a day where we’re going to be smushed like smush parker over the head with toowens….getting evan back where he needs to be? outstanding!!!….and the great mj on board? sublime!!!!….and there may even be others? very nice indeed….let’s get this thing going
Todd Trice @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am

Great to have you back on the beat Evan.
walrus @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:21 am

Evan, great to see you’re back. Along with Sullivan, I always thought your stuff to be insightful and fair, and that you weren’t out to stir up controversy just to attract readers. I hope this is a better gig for you than the DMN. Good luck.
Section 339 @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am

Rock!
Rangerette @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:30 am

I found you!!! I feel like the groupie on Flight of the Conchords!
Todd @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:33 am

Man, this is great. My 2 favorite baseball writers are EGrant & MJH.
KOK @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:38 am

best news of ST so far!
Josey Wales @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:39 am

Major congrats.

Are you boys going to have a forum a la Newberg Report or Lone Star Ball or is the feedback you receive going to be like the DMN (place where we readers can leave comments)?

Awesome news for fans of the Great Game in DFW.
Snark @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:41 am

Tim MacMahon’s on line one for you, Evan. He seems to think you forgot to send his “surprise guest” invite, and he says he misses you.

Great to have you back on baseball again.
bstair @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:51 am

Wooo Hooo!! GREAT to have Evan back covering the Rangers and MJH here too…. powerful lineup!! Now I have another must read Rangers blog outside of the Newberg Report and Lone Star Ball
boomer1 @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:55 am

Congrats EG and MJH! Spring Training just got much better.
mark @ March 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am

glad to see you back evan, i will be checking the blog regularly
Gastronome @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:08 am

Fantastic! What a coup. Nationally recognized as one of the best sports writers in the nation, if anyone can make following the Rangers interesting and fun, it’s Evan (even if that means only rooting for one over five hundred this season). Thanks also to Wick for stepping out and taking a chance on the future of sports journalism as others are shrinking from the challenge – you’ve upped your game. Congratulations and thanks to both of you for the moves. To the DMN and FWST sports readers: come on in – the water’s fine over here.
red3biggs @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:12 am

Evan,

Looking forward to reading what you do best, and i dont mean talking about what you ate for lunch each day.
Brad Sham @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am

This is grgeat news. There IS some justice. Look forward to coming back.
t ball @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am

Awesome to have you and Mike with your own space here. But how, tell me please, how, will we get along with one less person reporting on the Cowboys? (sarcasm)

Greatly looking forward to your ST reports.
rob m. @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:45 am

Welcome back Evan. Are limited to just the blog or will you be writing articles for the magazine also?
jcAustin @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:52 am

Yay! Great to have you around again Evan and MJH.
Mat @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:03 am

Bookmarked. This makes me feel much better.
Rodney @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:04 am

Congrats Gents!
Baseball Weenie @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:07 am

I am standing at full attention – great news!
Chuck the Aggie @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:11 am

AWESOME!!! It feels like baseball season now!
Stu @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:12 am

Do you still have a Hall of Fame vote?

:notsure:
Stu @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:13 am

Glad you have a job, Evan. The Morning News coverage is pretty bland now.
Kaisersoze @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:13 am

Great stuff, glad to see Evan back on baseball and MJH here too.
Terrell Owens @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:15 am

Evan, any jobs there for an able-bodied man?
Big Unit @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am

Did I ever mention the time that Greggo and I did the Eiffel Tower?
md @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:18 am

holy crap, this is great news! I am thankful that we won’t have to hear from some uninformed mouth when/if the Rangers begin to manifest this highly touted minor league system into some big league success.

first piece idea for Grumpy: true or false, the Rangers present DFW’s best hope for a championship within the next 5 years.

Glad to have you guys here/anywhere.
Gina M @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:21 am

Yay Evan! STILL waiting on mojitos & cubans. (um sandwiches).
bioaggie @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:28 am

Great to have Evan and MJH together on the Rangers beat. Look forward to the upcoming season. This is like Jordan and Pippen together with the Bulls. I’ll let you two pick who gets to be Pippen.
John McClane @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:44 am

Welcome (back) to the party, pal!
Katie McNew @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:44 am

Perhaps some deep thoughts by my favorite sports blogger would be appropriate: http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2007/10/30/your-2007-08-dallas-mavericks-analyzed/ Maybe? No. Okay.
dfwsportsfan87 @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:45 am

What a great day. Mavs beat the Spurs. T.O. and Bad Roy are cut. There is a super fine chick across from me in the computer lab. And now Evan and MJH on a baseball blog together. Now if only my professor would email me and cancel class….
Ehren @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:50 am

Evan! Thanks for staying in Dallas! I’ve been bugging Richard D about your status. Just might see you at Spring Training!
blalockag @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am

Wow, awesome, awesome news. I felt really bad that you got marginalized from the Rangers beat. Especially when you were the guy i read every single day for the last few summers. Its awesome to have you back evan, i hope you can stay at this gig for quite some time.
Jimbo @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:54 am

I’m swelling with sports tears. Great friggin day!
Habib @ March 5th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Congrats to you Mr. G
Happy to see that you are doing fine and doing what you love.
We are lucky to have your voice back and enjoy it.
All the best to you.
Andrew in Boston @ March 5th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Glad to see you on the interweb again Evan. You and Mike are the new dynamic duo.
Mr. Pink @ March 5th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

Welcome back, Evan,

Curious, are you & MJH going to interact with the bloggers or are we just tossing comments out there into the ethosphere?

Aren’t you fracturing / further dividing the decent commenters? Do we have any set ground
rules?
Dr. Know @ March 5th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Thank God! Evan Grant is the best damn baseball writer working in this town, and I’m very happy he’s got a forum with the D Magazine empire. Wick Allison and his better half should get the friggin genius award for putting this together.
Habib @ March 5th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

G money let me ask you some ????
How many burgers at in & out so far?
Are you still able to vote on HOF?
Is your pay greater than it was at that other place?
If not then you need a new agent.
I could be helpful.
I feel like my missing brother is found.
Tom @ March 5th, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Now we know the answer to the question, “Will D ever have a sports blog?”
Nice work, boys.
MIssing Dots @ March 5th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Ladies and Gents, I proudly announce that the switch-hitting and long time battery mates (that’s pitcher/catcher combo for those non-baseball speaking fans), EG and MJH, are back in swing of things.
Dustin Pedroia @ March 5th, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Meh.
Janette @ March 5th, 2009 at 2:23 pm

I am really glad to see you covering the Rangers!
Brian Thomas @ March 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

Fantastic news, Evan and Mike. We be lucky to have you.
corey @ March 5th, 2009 at 3:49 pm

Evan, looks great and it’s almost like i’m there with you..

Great news on Elvis…will he be able to hit at this level yet…?
Cameron @ March 5th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

Evan,

Fantastic news. So so so good to have you back! Makes my day.
Nancy @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

Evan, it’s a happy day when I can read your baseball news! Congratulations on the new gig.
Tom B @ March 5th, 2009 at 10:49 pm

Evan,
I wouldn’t have ever thought of looking for you here nor would I have been to this site w/o your participation. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!
bhudson @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Oh, man! Glad you’re back where you belong: covering baseball. Also glad you stayed in this market. Good Luck!
manderskat @ March 5th, 2009 at 11:24 pm

Evan, glad to have you back in the saddle! To heck with the DMN (keeping it semi-clean for the family-oriented website). I’ll be checking in often. Tallyho!!
Alan in Napa Valley @ March 6th, 2009 at 12:44 am

Glad to hear it, Evan. Will I still see you at the A’s games?
Cory @ March 6th, 2009 at 9:40 am

Glad to have you back Evan! Something that would be great would be if you did weekly newsletters with Q&A similar to what you did at the DMN.
M Markwardt @ March 6th, 2009 at 9:53 am

Mike, I’ve been in withdrawals since you quit writing on Newberg’s site. You were the sanity and realist needed there. I’m thrilled to be able to read your thoughts again. For everyone else, if you haven’t read Mike’s work, you are going to love his addition.
Ivan M @ March 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

Glad to have you back Evan!!! The rangers fans needed you!!!
paljoey @ March 6th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Great move. And IC’s opening day was on my birthday, no less. Good karma, Muh. Jeff will be great, too. Y’all go get ‘em.