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Baseball. Blogging. Whenever.Thursday, June 18, 2009“The President George W. Bush Owners Suite”Eh, if a guy like Comiskey can have two ballparks named after him and a guy like Yawkey can have a Way, then I certainly don't have any problem with this:The Rangers are renaming the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington after President George W. Bush. What gets me the most though is this: Bush was the head of an ownership group that bought the team from Eddie Chiles in 1989 and eventually sold the team to Hicks in 1998. Bush was elected president in 2000 and did not return to the Ballpark until he threw the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day this season. The dude spent something like six weeks every summer of his presidency on a ranch 120 miles away. I know he was probably busy and everything, but the guy is the biggest baseball fan to ever hold the office. You tellin' me he couldn't have had the chopper take him to a game or two? Hell, if I were president I'd use the office to get me into so many ballgames that they'd impeach me after the first summer of my term. "Hey John? Yeah, it's me, President Calcaterra. Hey, I just thought I'd come up to Fenway this weekend to throw out the first pitch . . . Well, yes -- , um yes, yes I know I did it last weekend . . . and, yeah, on Opening Day too, but . . . uh-huh . . .well, I just thought you'd like the President to be there, that's all . . . yes, I HAVE heard of StubHub you smartass . . . well maybe I WILL call Hal. And by the way, your antitrust exemption is revoked . . . yes, just yours! [click]" Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 1:51pm Comments
tadthebad said...
What was intended to be a quick question that might trigger a decent discussion quickly metamorphosed into an online pissing match. Sorry for contributing to that, Craig. Posted 06/19 at 10:41 AM
Craig Calcaterra said...
No worries, Tad. You’re all big kids and everyone has basically been playing nice enough. Posted 06/19 at 10:46 AM
Wooden U. Lykteneau said...
Assuming facts not in evidence, of course. Never mind that it was pretty clear that TTB was upset that I wouldn’t be baited into a political discussion. Posted 06/19 at 10:48 AM
tadthebad said...
Wooden: for clarification, I was not attempting to insult your intelligence or suggest you were not intellectually capable of comparing the different scenarios. My point, however poorly communicated, was that the issue seems to be a particular source of outrage for you, which is why I wrote “emotional frustration”. I didn’t offer any opinion, I was only seeking yours. Political discussion would have been fine, as would have a simple “yes” or “no”. It is possible and enlightening to discuss different political/idealogical perspectives without being argumentative; ultimately, that is where I wanted to go. The floor is yours. Have a nice weekend. Posted 06/19 at 12:30 PM
Wooden U. Lykteneau said...
Hmmm…the floor… whether to make a “History of the World. Part I” reference or “<a >Meet The Spartans</a>” reference? Go with MTS it’s more recent. (This in keeping with Craig’s liking of absurd pop culture references Posted 06/19 at 12:57 PM
Wooden U. Lykteneau said...
Crap. Link got eaten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0AAhj6L2fE Posted 06/19 at 12:58 PM
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