Sean Bass

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

Last Thursday afternoon as the Rangers were in the late stages of getting shut out in their series finale against the Athletics, I sent my good friend (and fellow D Magazine contributor) Jamey Newberg a text that read, “Dark days.” To which Jamey promptly replied, “The darkest.”Now maybe that is a tad hyperbolic for the two of us to share that sentiment in early May. But it’s in our DNA as lifelong Rangers fans to assume the team will slug and score an adequate number of runs.

Aug 28, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

There’s a month left in what, at best, can be described as a disheartening title defense for your Texas Rangers. The bats have betrayed the club and the fan base in 2024, as the Rangers linger at double-digit games under .500 and 10 games back (or thereabout) in the division all while making a habit of losing series. (They have one series win since late July.) Despite a slew of injuries, until the All-Star break, Texas held things together relatively well on the pitching front.

Jul 19, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

For a handful of days Arlington, Texas, was the epicenter of the baseball universe as fans celebrated Major League baseball’s 94th Midsummer Classic. North Texas pretty much nailed the event despite horrid color schemes for the uniforms, a historically wobbly national anthem before the home run derby, and a heaping helping of the same tired western/cowboy/horse at the Whataburger drive-thru/eye roll inducing for locals’ motif that gets ladled onto every national showcase event in our region.

Jun 7, 2024 | vocal.media | Sean Bass

He painted this twice, didn’t he? I don’t know, did he? I think so, he gave up on one for a while. I like the girl on the left, scratching. Why her? Her eyes are closed, she seems happy. Almost like she’s somewhere else. I used to dance you know. Ballet? Paris Opera. Why don’t you start again? I did for a while. My mother died. But the itch remains. She used to stand so still when she watched me. Strange, how beauty freezes us. I stood like that before her body, almost on point.

Mar 26, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass

The Stars are in a position to do something they haven’t done since 1999. And we aren’t talking about winning the Stanley Cup, although that is very much on the table. With 12 games remaining, including tonight’s tilt against the San Jose Sharks, the Stars are among a group of eight contenders that could win the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s regular-season champion. It is one of the most fascinating races in the NHL, with seven of the eight teams effectively in a dead heat.