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NY Times questioning statue of Texas Rangers at Rangers ballpark

Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:41 pm
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
19231 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:41 pm
This is beyond idiotic. This is a real example of liberal sports media. It is a statue of Texas Ranger.

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The Texas Rangers installed a deeply controversial statue in their ballpark concourse this spring. And they aren't willing to provide answers as to why it's there

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Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:42 pm to
k. i'm not clicking to see a pic bro.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
69308 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:43 pm to
Liberals will always find something.

Apparently this guy (Jay Banks) was famous for being pro segregation and not allowing black people to attend college etc.

His statue was removed in 2020 from Dallas Love Field. ETA: Apparently it's the same statue
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 12:51 pm
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
4498 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:45 pm to
I guess he looks too manly for the soft libturds.
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
Member since Jan 2007
66907 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:47 pm to
The left is still mad the rangers didn’t cave to having a trans celebration night.
Posted by sgallo3
Lake Charles
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 12:49 pm to
quote:

deeply controversial
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
37757 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

The Texas Rangers installed a deeply controversial statue


Uh...no. If something happened a couple months ago and I am just now hearing about it, it is indeed NOT deeply controversial.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
18527 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:10 pm to
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The AL West leading Texas Rangers


FIFY
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
12661 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:20 pm to
Well, plus, they provided this reason, if the reporter wanted to be honest about them refusing to say why it’s there

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“To have this iconic statue and base reunited and displayed with its namesake baseball team, is an honor for all current, retired, and deceased Texas Rangers,” said Russell S. Molina, Chairman of Texas Ranger Bicentennial 2023 and board member of Texas Ranger Association Foundation. “Today, with more than 189 women and men serving across our vast 254 counties, the modern Texas Rangers reflect the diversity, integrity, and professionalism you would hope to find in one of the country’s oldest and finest law enforcement organizations.” “The Texas Rangers have long occupied a revered place in Texas history dating to the creation of the organization over 200 years ago, before the days of the Republic of Texas. While the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue commemorates the legend surrounding the agency's involvement in the stoppage of an unsanctioned Dallas prize fight in 1896, it also stands as a tribute to all who have served the organization over its storied history. While the team’s name was originally inspired by the law enforcement agency, the Texas Rangers Baseball Club has forged its own, independent identity since our founding in 1971. The club is proud to recognize the origins of our name and to honor the contributions of public safety professionals across Texas and beyond. The statue that stood for decades in Dallas will greet guests at Globe Life Field as a familiar symbol of our team’s origin, enduring spirit and connection to the community.”
Posted by AkronTiger
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:22 pm to
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Important work from
@SamBlum3


Is it though?
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:33 pm to
Posted by bstaceyau19
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2022
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:36 pm to
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It is a statue of Texas Ranger.


In the eyes of a Ranger,
The unsuspecting stranger
Had better know the truth of wrong from right.

Cause the eyes of the Ranger are upon you.
Any wrong you do they're gonna see.
When you're in Texas look behind you,
For that's where the Ranger's gonna be.
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 1:37 pm
Posted by Indiangensing
Member since Nov 2017
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 1:38 pm to
Lol what a Sally...
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
44413 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:19 pm to
Did the writer sleep with a coach for this story?
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:29 pm to
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Definitely bites the pillow
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:33 pm to
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k. i'm not clicking to see a pic bro.


Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
114766 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:34 pm to
Because frick you, that's why.

It got pulled down in the George Floyd bullshite.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
35431 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 2:53 pm to
The only people to genuinely care about this aren't Rangers' fans and aren't likely to attend a game anyway. Thus, leaving it up doesn't hurt the business, nor does taking it down' hurt the business. It's just attention seeking for the faux outrage industry
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
87166 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 4:15 pm to
Option 1: Ray Davis just tells them to screw off

Option 2 "Look you crybabies, I was going to honor the rangers with a statue in the building anyway, and it just so happens you guys had a perfectly good one removed during your meltdowns in 2020, so what, we should let that sit in storage and I get to commission a new one that does the same exact thing? Please, for everyone's sake, grow up"
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
54645 posts
Posted on 4/15/26 at 4:25 pm to
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Option 2 "Look you crybabies, I was going to honor the rangers with a statue in the building anyway, and it just so happens you guys had a perfectly good one removed during your meltdowns in 2020, so what, we should let that sit in storage and I get to commission a new one that does the same exact thing? Please, for everyone's sake, grow up"


I’m guessing that statue wasn’t owned by the city of Dallas? I don’t think Beauregard, Davis, Lee, and Liberty Place will ever see the light of day again anywhere, and it’s not because other groups don’t want them, it’s because it would be a political loss for the city of New Orleans and the DNC to let them do so no matter how much they contribute to the city’s coffers to sell them
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