[speaker001:] are you there okay now tell me your favorite team
[speaker002:] um-hum uh baseball
[speaker001:] yes
[speaker002:] well I've been kind of been intrigued with the Rangers uh more so with uh uh their management than anything else I'd I don't follow baseball that that closely but uh since you know since I live here so close to Arlington uh that's the team that I've been kind of following
[speaker001:] okay I think it's a little bit late in the season for them to assign us where do you think they're headed so we'll have to talk about the future with the Rangers
[speaker002:] um-hum right
[speaker001:] what are your thinkings on what they can do what they'll be able to do
[speaker002:] well I think that uh you know with uh so much controversy over Ruben Sierra not signing and asking us for so much money it's um you know I think I'm not real sure about that do you know anything about Ruben Sierra's uh
[speaker001:] well I heard tonight on the news that he is willing to come down on his
[speaker002:] yeah that he was willing to come down a little bit and uh if the Rangers will go up a little bit
[speaker001:] yes and the Rangers go up a little bit um-hum
[speaker002:] yeah but a little bit from three you know from thirty million dollars or thirty five million that's a lot of money
[speaker001:] I think the entire baseball yeah they're the ones that probably are paying the highest
[speaker002:] yeah they are
[speaker001:] and I think this is absolutely ridiculous
[speaker002:] um-hum and I really think I really think that uh that they ought to
[speaker001:] no
[speaker002:] I'm not real sure that they should pay him that much money I think they should uh uh pay him what his salary's going to be uh and let him because he's got one more year before he turns into a a free agent
[speaker001:] that's right
[speaker002:] and then uh who knows if he produces next year they may have to end up paying him anyway but if he doesn't then his market value will go down and they can pick him up for for a lot less than than they would uh if they paid him the six you know the six million dollars a year this year
[speaker001:] what I saw on the news today that Buechele Buechele was back just to visit
[speaker002:] uh-huh
[speaker001:] I'm awful sorry he's not still
[speaker002:] oh yeah but you know what he that was a great deal for him
[speaker001:] oh I'm sure it was
[speaker002:] yeah it was a great deal for him and and uh he just signed on uh I think it was like a five year deal with uh
[speaker001:] Pittsburgh yeah
[speaker002:] Pittsburgh so you know he's real happy there as far as the Rangers are concerned I think I think they need some definitely need some pitching
[speaker001:] yes sir
[speaker002:] uh and so I you know I
[speaker001:] well what do you think of Howse who is the coach for the pitchers
[speaker002:] um the pitching coach
[speaker001:] yes
[speaker002:] well you know I was just looking at the news tonight and they showed a a a black guy that was going was helping out uh
[speaker001:] his assistant
[speaker002:] his assistant and I think that's a a great addition I mean he seemed to know what he was doing and and uh
[speaker001:] um-hum I really wish they could see fit to get rid of Howse
[speaker002:] oh you don't like Howse huh
[speaker001:] no no I really don't and I'm not going to stand up you know on my soapbox and say that but I'm not fond of Howse and I'm not fond of Grieves
[speaker002:] oh Tom Grieve
[speaker001:] yeah
[speaker002:] yeah I'm I'm not sure that um that they're ready to get rid of of uh Tom Grieve yet but Howse might be a different uh situation and I think you're probably right that they that they need some you know some changes in uh pitching coach maybe and um
[speaker001:] well I'm just gullible enough that I think Bobby Valentine is um uh doing all right and I'm sure well
[speaker002:] you do huh that's contrary to uh popular belief you know
[speaker001:] oh I know I know so but I would like so much for these Rangers to get their act together and give um oh uh Nolan Ryan the support he needs
[speaker002:] oh I know you know it's too bad that uh it has to be a forty two year old guy to to lead the uh the Rangers you know
[speaker001:] I understand
[speaker002:] they need to have some some young guys that can take the lead and and uh
[speaker001:] well I just oh I have so many mixed emotions about all this but I think with their new stadium they should go and let's us have
[speaker002:] yeah