Texas Rangers Statue Controversy Explained: All About Jay Banks, His History with Racism, Accusations From Black Community Leaders

The New York Times Tries To Gin Up A Hit Piece On The Texas Rangers, But Nobody Cares

Blum quotes precisely one fan from the stadium, who says, actual quote, “I think it’s a good thing." See all the CONTROVERSY!?!?!?!?

NYT Tries To Gin Up A Hit Piece On The Texas Rangers

The New York Times just pretended that there's a huge controversy about the Texas Rangers having a statue of a Texas Ranger. No one cares.

Texas Rangers Statue Controversy Explained: All about Jay Banks, his history with racism, accusations from Black community leaders

The Texas Rangers unveiled the One Riot, One Ranger statue at Globe Life Field on March 2. Civil rights groups have urged the team to remove the controversial statue, allegedly depicting Jay Banks.

NYT Melts Down Over Texas Rangers Statue Outside... Texas Rangers' Stadium

The New York Times and its sports section, The Athletic, has found its newest outrage target: a statue of a Texas Ranger outside Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Seriously.That was the basis for Sam Blum's 2,000-plus-word Wednesday piece about the Rangers installing the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue at the ballpark. Fellow Athletic writer Stephen J. Nesbitt piled on by calling it a "deeply controversial" statue and capping off his po…

New York Times Appalled at Texas Rangers for Giving 'One Riot, One Ranger' Statue a Home at Stadium

More than a month after the Texas Rangers unveiled the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue at their stadium, the NYTs is still on the attack.