@MLBRangers just linked to video of this lucky, living-legend-at-his-school kid who gloved two Josh foul balls in one at bat. He got a big standing O, which was awesome.
However, he was not the highlight from the stands from this Rangers-Red-Sox series. Imho, that honor belongs to these two.
How to describe them? Think Trent and Sue from Swingers meets Step Brothers, with Nascar caps and tank tops, jorts and Richard-Simmons workout shorts.
They were outstanding. This is not Idiocracy. This is genius. They provided a public service as they roamed section to section, engaging the crowd, air high fiving strangers from a hundred feet, singing, dancing, and cheering on the home team. They even neutralized the occasional belligerent Red Sox fan with their all-encompassing enthusiasm and exuberant joy.
The Rangers should comp the pair season tickets. They bring the fun. I wanted to interview them after the game, but they were gone. My guess is they were hanging out with Nolan Ryan in some suite by then.
You gotta love the ballpark. Awesome stories keep happening. Awesome.
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“Responding to criticism that the team should have done more to deal star pitcher Roy Halladay by the trade deadline, Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi revealed at a press conference Monday that there was no such person as the alleged six-time All-Star.
“Halladay, who was fake-drafted by the Blue Jays in 1995, is credited with 142 career wins and 45 complete games, though Ricciardi confirmed that the fictional right-hander is just an amalgam of statistics compiled by Juan Guzman, Pat Hentgen, Woody Williams, Esteban Loaiza, Josh Towers, Gustavo Chacin, and other assorted Blue Jays pitchers through the years.
“Ricciardi shrugged and added, ‘Roy’s my uncle’s name. And whenever we needed a face, like for his baseball card, we just used a picture of our UPS guy.’
“Ricciardi did not seem concerned about the inherent deceit behind the Halladay trade negotiations, insisting that some of the greatest players in baseball history were creations.
“‘Baseball is built on little deceptions: the curveball, the hidden-ball trick, the existence of Stan Musial. And we’re not the only team who bends the truth. The Padres played 212 games last year just to make a little extra money. Just slid by and no one noticed. Milwaukee doesn’t even have a third base.’
“When asked to explain his team’s inactivity at the trade deadline, Ricciardi bristled, saying, ‘Look, we are in fourth place in the toughest division in baseball, and the only way to remain competitive is by cutting salary, trading for prospects, and building for 2011.’
“‘Obviously, if Roy Halladay existed, I would have traded him,’ he added. ‘I’m not an idiot.’”
via The Onion
