Sammy Sosa to the Rangers?

[SVTVenom]

WTF!? TXA 21 Sports News just reported that the Rangers worked Sammy Sosa out at Ameriquest and are thinking about signing him to a minor-league contract. The Rangers/John Daniels are desperate.

[BOOSTED32V]

They have to fill them seats at Ameriquest Field, if they went back to charging decent prices they might actaully have more people come out instead of hiring has-beens...'H'

[Trip McNeely]

Ha Ha!!

[1985GT]

doesnt he weigh in at about 135 now without the dope??

[LIL_SLOW_RIDING_COUPE]

the rangers wanna bring in slammin sammy, hell yeah daniels is doing a great job.......... :rolleyes:

[cool cat]

Any chance of getting Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd too?

[SVTVenom]

Any chance of getting Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd too?

I hear John Daniels has his best people on it.

[Vertnut]

The Rangers already fucked up once with Sosa...traded him for a guy by the name of Hal Baines, back in about '89. Hal didn't hit his weight the whole time he was here. What a bust.

[momo stallion]

maybe we can get bonds and mcguire too.


rangers are doomed to suck forever.

[BP]

The Rangers already fucked up once with Sosa...traded him for a guy by the name of Hal Baines, back in about '89. Hal didn't hit his weight the whole time he was here. What a bust.

Harold Baines and Fred Manrique!

I wouldn't mind seeing Texas offer Sosa, Pameiro and Ruben Sierra contracts. If Julio Franco can be worthwhile at nearly 50 one of those guys has got to be worth something.

[ZYouL8R]

The Rangers already fucked up once with Sosa...traded him for a guy by the name of Hal Baines, back in about '89. Hal didn't hit his weight the whole time he was here. What a bust.

Hal Baines? LOL!

[BOOSTED32V]

Thats some sad shit, tell you what, today I realized that we are the laughing stock of the MLB. It's sad day at the Ballpark in Arlington, such a nice bldg. too ...'H'

[Vertnut]

It's January, and I can already say it...the Ranger's are DONE! Another .500 season, and they will not get one fucking penny of my money until they prove otherwise. I'll be a son-of-a-bitch before I go out there and pay $7 a beer and $5 for a shitty hot dog, just to watch those stumble-bums fuck up America's Pastime...again.

[Hollywood]

Hal Baines? LOL!

I think Hal Baines is Dr. Portis Roy's Assistant, but I could be wrong.

[Trip McNeely]

HAROLD Baines.

[ZYouL8R]

I think Hal Baines is Dr. Portis Roy's Assistant, but I could be wrong.

LOL!

[Hollywood]

I think Harold did have the nickname of Hal.

[Trip McNeely]

I think Harold did have the nickname of Hal.
Shallow Hal? LOL

[RyanB]

They want a cheap right handed bat. WHo can be cheaper than a washed up Samma Sosa. It isnt about putting asses in seats, it's about a cost effective way to fill a need. I applaud Jon Daniels for looking at EVERY option.

Wasnt Wilson Alvarez a throw in on that Harold Baines deal? He threw a No-hitter in his 2nd start with the ChiSox.

[Trip McNeely]

Any chance of getting Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd too?
did somebody say...Oil Can Boyd? :D

[Hollywood]

They want a cheap right handed bat. WHo can be cheaper than a washed up Samma Sosa. It isnt about putting asses in seats, it's about a cost effective way to fill a need. I applaud Jon Daniels for looking at EVERY option.

Wasnt Wilson Alvarez a throw in on that Harold Baines deal? He threw a No-hitter in his 2nd start with the ChiSox.

Yep. I forget all the players but it was Baines and Manrique to the Rangers for Sosa, Alvarez and someone else.

[Slowhand]

how about we get canseco again too!?

[lee earley]

how about we get canseco again too!?

well they do need some pitching pretty badly...

[Trip McNeely]

well they do need some pitching pretty badly...
Pitching? He was a Right Fielder.

[01WhiteCobra]

I'm glad the Roughriders as so close to the house. Hell, the even have that pool out in right field. I'll rent that a few times as well.

[RyanB]

I'm glad the Roughriders as so close to the house. Hell, the even have that pool out in right field. I'll rent that a few times as well.

Holla at me when you go to a game, I'm down the street as well.

[lee earley]

Pitching? He was a Right Fielder.

he must have been needing money pretty badly...

http://www.wfts.com/stories/2006/06/060630canseco.shtml

[01WhiteCobra]

Holla at me when you go to a game, I'm down the street as well.

I tried to get enough people together last year and fell a little short. It's like $1500 a game to rent it out and it comes with 25 tickets. About $60 a pop but you get a hamburger/hot dog/chips/water/dp per person as well.

I think it would be alot of fun myself.

[Trip McNeely]

he must have been needing money pretty badly...

http://www.wfts.com/stories/2006/06/060630canseco.shtml
LOL.

[tex]

It's January, and I can already say it...the Ranger's are DONE! Another .500 season, and they will not get one fucking penny of my money until they prove otherwise. I'll be a son-of-a-bitch before I go out there and pay $7 a beer and $5 for a shitty hot dog, just to watch those stumble-bums fuck up America's Pastime...again.
America's pastime is all about overpriced beer and hot dogs, that's what makes baseball special. And side not, $1 hotdog night rocks.

[tex]

I tried to get enough people together last year and fell a little short. It's like $1500 a game to rent it out and it comes with 25 tickets. About $60 a pop but you get a hamburger/hot dog/chips/water/dp per person as well.

I think it would be alot of fun myself.
I'd be in +1.

[SVTVenom]

Rangers offered him a minor league contract:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2733168

[Vertnut]

America's pastime is all about overpriced beer and hot dogs, that's what makes baseball special. And side not, $1 hotdog night rocks.
I used to make those $1 dogs on $1 Dog Night...you REALLY don't want to know about those things. Trust me.

[Who Needs 8]

I made this line on another board and a photoshop was made:

Is John Daniels going through his 1992 Upper Deck baseball card collection to decide who he wants to play next year?

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g87/dudeinthenextcube/daniels.jpg

[Hollywood]

I used to make those $1 dogs on $1 Dog Night...you REALLY don't want to know about those things. Trust me.


Tell us

[ls1eater]

I tried to get enough people together last year and fell a little short. It's like $1500 a game to rent it out and it comes with 25 tickets. About $60 a pop but you get a hamburger/hot dog/chips/water/dp per person as well.

I think it would be alot of fun myself.

if you do it this season let me know im in for 2 people if im in town

[Osiris]

What happened to Sosa? I haven't kept up with baseball for years myself. I know he was alleged to have used steroids, was that confirmed?

[BP]

What happened to Sosa? I haven't kept up with baseball for years myself. I know he was alleged to have used steroids, was that confirmed?

He's a dickhead and most of his teammates can't stand him. Pretty much a Dominican version of Barry Bonds. His corked bat incident did more damage than if he admitted to using steroids, he's never admitted or been charged with btw.

[SVTVenom]

What happened to Sosa? I haven't kept up with baseball for years myself. I know he was alleged to have used steroids, was that confirmed?

Nobody even wanted him last year and he spent the whole season doing nothing. He never admitted to using steroids, but his testimony in front of congress was laughable at best. He tried to play as if he couldn't speak English very well and just babbled on about nothing.

WN8, that Photoshop is priceless and so very true.

[Vertnut]

Tell us
Sports Service (the company that runs all the concessions at the Ballpark), doesn't throw away ANYTHING. They waste NOTHING. Those are the cheapest, shittiest dogs money can buy. Those things will sit around (thawed) for waaaay too long before being served. It's not a coincidence that the Health Department would show up on Dollar Dog Night. We would serve 1800-2000 in a night, but cook up too 1500. The left-overs might be served for the next 4 or 5 games, depending on how long the home-stand lasted. The best quality dogs at the Park, are the all beef kosher dogs. You have to look a little to find the stands that sell them, but it's well worth it.

[hellas85stang]

never understood the whole home run king now days,,i mean ,,they play 2wice as many games as the old days like babe ruth, ect.....i mean if ya play 87 games and hit 75 hr,and they say ur king and your the best,but the olddays babe ruth did it in like 30 or 40 games...something like that....not to mention they didnt have steroids in the 30s,40s...sammy n the otheres have allready been caught..just not worthy to have the hr crown...but if TEXAS has to have some1 good,,i guess a steroid infesterd player that every1 thinks is great will be good..


jmo

[Vertnut]

never understood the whole home run king now days,,i mean ,,they play 2wice as many games as the old days like babe ruth, ect.....i mean if ya play 87 games and hit 75 hr,and they say ur king and your the best,but the olddays babe ruth did it in like 30 or 40 games...something like that....not to mention they didnt have steroids in the 30s,40s...sammy n the otheres have allready been caught..just not worthy to have the hr crown...but if TEXAS has to have some1 good,,i guess a steroid infesterd player that every1 thinks is great will be good..


jmo
Besides hitting 714 Homers, Ruth hit .342 LIFETIME! He spent his first 5 years in the bigs as a pitcher... :eek: