tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post905840945995351114..comments2023-11-02T20:59:10.635-05:00Comments on Thoughts I Don't Have Time For On The Radio: FinallyCraig Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14238948939151078489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-30789618759564340352012-09-23T21:42:37.349-05:002012-09-23T21:42:37.349-05:00I had one of those cheap batting gloves! I may st...I had one of those cheap batting gloves! I may still have my Junior Ranger patch somewhere. The first baseball game I can remember is my dad taking me to see the Rangers and Red Sox at the old stadium - '76-'78 timeframe - Yaz was playing.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-35414461824551435612010-10-15T18:07:50.190-05:002010-10-15T18:07:50.190-05:00That sports writer guy from NY pilip is a loser.al...That sports writer guy from NY pilip is a loser.all NY fears anything Texas. When someone writes a colum like that its because he is scared!!!!! go rangersUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856896295810645809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-80513915899896747922010-10-14T09:46:22.719-05:002010-10-14T09:46:22.719-05:00Great post. I have now decided that I want the Ra...Great post. I have now decided that I want the Rangers to win the World Series just to see them go to the White House. The anticipation of the awkward verbal exhchanges between Obama and Ron Washington is too great.Dale Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03334350505695670711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-78482260151392983952010-10-13T17:15:44.759-05:002010-10-13T17:15:44.759-05:00I'm right there with ya on all this stuff. I ...I'm right there with ya on all this stuff. I remember going to about one game a year when I could sweet talk my dad, who didn't grow to appreciate baseball until later in life, into taking me. I always picked a promotional night, like gym bag night (I still have that), bat night (I still have that), or jersey night (don't have that one). The Rangers were almost never on TV back then, but I remember how exciting it was when they were. I built stadiums out of Legos and blocks, and made the Texas scoreboard out of cardboard. I painted Rangers caps on the baseball cards of players that Texas traded for. It is truly amazing how much of that came back to me as I watched something last night I thought I would never see. My childhood came back to me, and I remembered winning a Rangers dugout jacket in an HSE promotion, and I remembered a rainy night in Baltimore when a shiny-domed Toby Harrah made a diving stop at 2nd and scrambled to get the last out at first in a 13-11 victory that saw the O's hit 2 grand slams in one inning and Harrah hit one for Texas...What a great day yesterday was. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to do some work on a baseball card with a picture of Cliff Lee as a Mariner on it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263378436262164924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-39143200376919380882010-10-13T14:24:11.589-05:002010-10-13T14:24:11.589-05:00I'm 28 years old and have lived in the D/FW ar...I'm 28 years old and have lived in the D/FW area my entire life. This age means I was just a little too young to fully appreciate the Cowboys' glory years of the 90's, although I remember feeling a sense of entitlement to awesomeness, even at the age of 12 for even being a Cowboys' fan. And when the Stars won the Stanley Cup, that was cool, but I've never been a huge hockey fan, so what was a minor joy in my life. And even thought the Mavericks have been incredible for a decade, every single year has ended with a feeling of disappointment more than anything else..<br />But this....... this is easily the most happy and excited I have been for a sports team in my entire life! Not only that, but this team is just a joy to root for. You can see on their faces and in the dugout that they are a true definition of a "team". They love each other. They have endeared the fans to them not just by winning, but by doing it and having fun at the same time. I love these guys. I love Cliff Lee. And last night was the biggest thrill as a sports fan that I can remember! I want to live in this moment forever!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901474058146956801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898916940310730642.post-49779559597331234242010-10-13T14:22:25.165-05:002010-10-13T14:22:25.165-05:00Craig, this is a great post. I have to admit I'...Craig, this is a great post. I have to admit I'm one of those people who've fallen head over heels for the Rangers again over the last few months, I struggled last night to understand why my sense of elation over their ALDS win wasn't just last-minute bandwagoning. But you hit the nail on the head. I'm one of those guys who loved the Rangers as a kid. I'd watch every game on TV if I could, and if my parents hogged the TV I'd listen on the radio. I loved the games my dad took me to, and I remember watching some of those players you mention, and how great I thought they were. And then I guess I grew disillusioned with the strike of the 90s, and after I stopped being angry about that I found I just didn't care that much anymore. But what the Rangers have done reminded me of how much I used to love baseball, how much I must love it still to care so much about this team, and more importantly why I love it: because it reminds me of every great thing about my childhood. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for summing it up for us.Alexander Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.com