Happy birthday, David Clyde
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 22, 2009 2:45 PM CDT
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Happy birthday to former Ranger pitcher David Clyde, who turns 54 today.
I'm pretty sure you folks know his story.
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he should have been
as good as david cone.
instead he was chris holt
or something
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
by gossamer on Apr 22, 2009 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it true
he needs just a month of service, even as a minor league coach under the big club’s employ, to qualify for $3000/month pension?
If so, I sure wish the Rangers would make it happen. Even though current ownership had nothing to do with rushing him, it would be nice. After all, he did possibly save the franchise being in Arlington.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 2:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if it is true
But if it is I agree, give him a job, Lord knows this franchise helped screw up his life.
Heck, he can be interim manager if they fire Wash, since there is no clear cut choice.
by srptex on Apr 22, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure if the franchise screwed up his life
Theres a good chance if they brought him up in the minors, he never would have made the majors because TINSTAAPP
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
by DJCahill on Apr 23, 2009 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first time I really ever heard the Clyde story was in...
the classic film Talent for the Game starring a fresh faced Edward James Olmos.
by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 22, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was Eddie J. Olmos
really ever “fresh faced”?
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
by DJCahill on Apr 22, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not in 1991
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
by ab03 on Apr 22, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, Cahill...
I pitch ’em right in your wheelhouse for a reason.
by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 22, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
#1 on the list of names
of Former Rangers whose mere mention churns my stomach
1. David Clyde
2. Ruben Matteo
3. Ed Correa
4. Bobby Witt
5. Justin Thomson
6. Jeff Zimmerman
by JBImaknee on Apr 22, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I listened to his debut
live on the radio when I was a kid. I think it was the first-ever sellout for the Rangers at Arlington Stadium.
"Everybody wants the most they can possibly get for the least they can possibly do." - Todd Snider
by henryfinkel on Apr 22, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll never forget
that time he got arrested for soliciting that transvestite prostitute
by emaredee on Apr 22, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't that Dave Stewart?
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
David Clyde Debut
I actually attended that game. It was pretty exciting since I had been used to going to the game with only a few thousand others in the stands. He threw a pitch that looked good to us fans but the umpire called it a ball. We all booed the umpire, but Clyde later said he thought we were booing him. Poor guy, as if he wasn’t feeling enough pressure already.
As a side note, I later went out with his then ex wife while in college at UTA. Not sure why I am still proud of that bit of trivia…
by srptex on Apr 22, 2009 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That was my first game too.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Apr 23, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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