Baseball
Posted by TFG on June 19th, 2005
And what is up with no baseball talk?
Second time the question has been asked. The answer is: I don’t know what’s happening in baseball. I just know the Rangers are 1 game out of first, have fired two of the starters on the Opening Day roster, are bringing up some rooks (one starts today/tonight), and are in general playing OK. Outside of that, me sabe nada. Haven’t even been to a game this year.
Worse, I think I’m over my love affair with sports. I can’t even stay awake during the NBA Finals. It takes a major for me to turn on the teevee for golf. I still “watch” the Rangers but I’m usually reading a book. The Plowboys are just a disaster as the Brobdingnagian Tuna turns into the Bill Parcells Admiration Society. The Ticket, local sports-radio powerhouse, spends more time talking about GD teevee shows and their various bands’ schedules than they do about sport.
This apathetic funk started with the cancellation of the NHL season. Stupid for a native Texan to give a flip about ice hockey, I’m sure, but that’s just the way it is. I couldn’t name five guys on even my home-town team (well, I probably could, but you know what I mean), but for some reason, the fact that I haven’t seen a Zamboni for 377 days has me blue.
We now return to your regularly scheduled crapola.
June 19th, 2005 at 10:21 am
Not true. You have not written about baseball because at the moment all you care about is poker, poker, poker. And since your pretty good at poker and particpate in the game you will keep writing about poker, poker , poker. If the Rangers are in the thick of it in September perhaps you will show an interest. If the Cowboys return to their winning ways then perhaps you will take an interest in the game. ( although nothing will ever approach our days in Stans back room sitting in old stuffed chairs, screaming “cheaters never prosper or dancing to “I like big butts”)
I’m sure you love for baseball will return the sport is too perfect but you like to focus on one thing and when you focus on it’s done with the intensity of fatman eating pizza.
June 19th, 2005 at 10:23 am
I wrote a wonderful retort to this non sense but some anti spam device blocked me
June 19th, 2005 at 10:25 am
Oh there it is never mind. And why does that man in the poker photo have his mouth hanging open?
June 19th, 2005 at 11:19 am
I do hope the Rangers are in the thick of it. Since Teddy tweaked me about it, I’ve started paying a bit more attention. John Hart, though, basically is an uninspirational GM, and Buck is an unispirational manager. Tex, Hank, Mike, Humongohead Mensch, Chris “Richie Rich” Young — all those guys are a pretty exciting bunch.
June 19th, 2005 at 1:08 pm
hey tfg im havin trouble e-mail you. Do you know the width of the pipeline line right of way on your place?
June 19th, 2005 at 1:29 pm
No, I’ll have to check when I get home.
June 19th, 2005 at 11:34 pm
Hot Damn! I told you that Mike Young was a nice kid and you can even drop my name if you want. In any case, hope all is well and the Cowboys will be back this year…trust me, Mate. Shot-gun will be in effect and the shift…we are going to run behind Larry all day…nuff said.
June 20th, 2005 at 7:31 am
What do you mean Buck is uninspiring? He only led the young Rangers back into the divisional race last year when everyone picked them to finish dead last. What does I guy have to do to inspire you?
June 20th, 2005 at 9:23 am
I mean that he’s uninspiring to me. Which doesn’t matter at all, anyway.
June 20th, 2005 at 11:09 am
Scott maybe Otis needs to bring you out to one of my boys games in Mesquite[you know where that is] Watch them play and you will remember why you use to love Baseball so much.Hell it might save you some $$ You better hurry they are done June 29th.
June 20th, 2005 at 1:13 pm
How can you not mention Kenny Rogers’ hot start this season? Why the Twins ever let him go is beyond me.
June 20th, 2005 at 6:17 pm
Teddy is right you need to go see his kid play some ball or big Dan’s boy the MASONATOR. I recall you were a pretty good ball player in your day. Pete Rose type too. Do you recall breaking breaking that second baseman’s wrist when you slid into second?
Perhaps w can get Buck to go out for beers and he can inspire you. I don’t see why you don’t like him, he’s old school.
June 20th, 2005 at 6:49 pm
I think I broke a limb when I was blocking the plate and the dude tried to run over me to knock the ball loose. I don’t remember breaking anyone up at 2nd. I’m not sure I ever made it to second…